Phone Comparison - Micromax Unite 2 A106 vs HTC Desire 516 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax HTC Xiaomi
Announced May 2014 June 2014 May 2014
Status Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Pristine White, Balmy Green, Mystic Grey, Raging Red Black, White Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.9 x 71.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.47 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
Weight 158.5 g (5.57.0.18 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4/8 GB (0.89 GB for apps, 1.67 GB for mass storage) 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.64% 68.55% 64.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4/8 GB (0.89 GB for apps, 1.67 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1950 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 190 h Up to 220 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 9 h (3G) -