Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Alcatel Onetouch Flash Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Alcatel
Announced September 2013 August 2015 April 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - August 2015 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,499 ($154.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Slate/Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
152.3 x 76.4 x 8 mm
(6 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752M
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6200 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB Yes microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 72.02% 71.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB Yes microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3060 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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