Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Xiaomi
Announced May 2014 January 2015 January 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Blue, Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
134 x 67.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.28 x 2.65 x 0.37 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.61% 59.80% 67.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio - FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM / 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1850 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (3G) -