Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Freedom 251

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Ringing Bells
Announced January 2016 January 2016 February 2016
Status Available - January 2016 Available - February 2016 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 251 ($3.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold White, Black, Gold White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) -
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 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) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
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Notification LED Yes No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
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 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-400 -
RAM 2/3 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.98% 62.92% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 3.2 MP
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/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus
Video 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, VoLTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP Yes, v3.0 with 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
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 2050 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -