Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Xiaomi Mi 4i

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced May 2014 September 2013 April 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - December 2013 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Various Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
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 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.61% 64.90% 71.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-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 And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No
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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3050 mAh 3120 mAh
Stand by - Up to 500 h -
Talk Time - Up to 4 h -