Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 7 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2016 March 2017 December 2017
Status Available - September 2016 Available - April 2017 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 60,000 ($882.35) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Matte Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.98 x 2.87 x 0.3 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type Nano SIM Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
SAR US 1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 1.38 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Build
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU 6 core Adreno 540 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.8 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1440 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 84.06% 76.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12 MP 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1960 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - -