Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 3s vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C (NFC)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced June 2016 August 2019 Not announced yet
Status Available - June 2016 Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Rumored
Price Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Dark Gray, Silver, Gold Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Blue, other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
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Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Metal Body - Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
User Interface - MIUI 10 MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) , MediaTek Helio G35
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 505 Mali-G31
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.22 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.95% - -
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 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 12 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -