Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G vs Samsung Star 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2012 January 2012 January 2016
Status Available - March 2012 Available - April 2012 Available - January 2016
Price - - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.9 x 63 x 11.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.48 x 0.44 in)
102 x 58 x 11.5 mm
(4.02 x 2.28 x 0.45 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 127.6 g (4.48.0.21 oz) 95 g (3.35 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 510
RAM 1 GB N/A 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 20 MB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.97 inches 3.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.41% 47.35% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, QCIF@15fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA No HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 20 MB 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1000 mAh 4050 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h -