Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Xiaomi Redmi 5a vs Xiaomi Mi Max 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced March 2015 October 2017 Not announced yet
Status Available - April 2015 Available - October 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($90.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,990 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Gold, Rose Gold, Gray Gold, Matte Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
140.4 x 70.1 x 8.4 mm
(5.53 x 2.76 x 0.33 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
SIM Type - Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR US 1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface - MIUI 9 MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 Octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630/ MSM8956 Plus Snapdragon 660
GPU Mali-T760 Adreno 308 -
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 16 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (345 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.96% 69.89% -
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 13 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [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 HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 5500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -