Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

Samsung Galaxy Note
samsung galaxy note
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G
xiaomi redmi note 4g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2011 August 2014
Status Released - October 2011 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black/White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE TD-SCDMA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 775 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 38 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)