Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Note 2015 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced January 2015 October 2016 September 2017
Status Available - January 2015 Available - October 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price - Rs. 27,700 ($413.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,500 ($385.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Glacier Silver, Piano Black Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.04 x 0.3 in)
152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm
(6.01 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Glass
- 24-bit Audio
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - MIUI 8.0 MIUI 9
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Dual-core 2.35 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm Snapdragon 660
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 530 Adreno 512
RAM 3 GB 4/6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory - No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 Pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.60% 74.36% 73.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 22.56 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX318, EIS, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.25μm pixel size, 4-axis OIS, secondary 52mm portrait lens, f/2.6 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 8 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 16 MP, 2μm pixel size [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 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 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage - No No
USB OTG Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Quick Charge 3.0
Capacity 3000 mAh 4070 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -