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Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Xiaomi
Announced
July 2015 November 2015
Status
Available - August 2015 Available - November 2015
Price
Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
151 g (5.33 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 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
Build Features
- Fingerprint sensor -
Notification LED
- Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.7 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
73.99% 72.98%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU
Adreno 405 [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity
3050 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time
- -
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