Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus vs HTC Desire 826 vs Xiaomi Mi 4i

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 January 2015 April 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2015 Available - April 2015
Price Rs. 17,499 ($257.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Various Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
- 138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) - 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 420 Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% - 71.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash phase detection auto LED flash LED flash
Features 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2µm pixel [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat6 300 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2600 mAh 3120 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
- -