Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs Lenovo K3 Note

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Lenovo
Announced September 2013 August 2014 March 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 9,058 ($133.21) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black/White Yellow, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm
(6.01 x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS 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) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 68.82% 71.55%
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 dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And 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] 5 MP [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; LTE HSPA, TD-SCDMA, LTE, TD-LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3200 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Up to 775 h (3G) Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 38 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 36 h (3G)