Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Xiaomi Redmi 3s

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2016 March 2016 June 2016
Status Available - January 2016 Available - March 2016 Available - June 2016
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Gold, White, Pink Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- - Metal Body
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface MIUI 8.0 - -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 306 Adreno 505
RAM 2/3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.98% 70.93% 70.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 3100 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 369 h -
Talk Time - - -