Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Note 2015 vs Xiaomi Mi Note Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A8

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced January 2015 January 2015 July 2015
Status Available - January 2015 Available - January 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 25,290 ($371.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 430 Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory - - microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.60% 74.50% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage - - microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -