Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Xiaomi
Announced May 2012 September 2014 November 2015
Status Available - May 2012 Available September 2014 Available - November 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE- all models 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 (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
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Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR GX6450 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 90.31% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2915 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - -