Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Sony
Announced March 2014 August 2014 August 2014
Status Available - March 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Various Black/White Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154 x 78.7 x 9.45 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 / Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-450MP4 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.82% 68.82% 63.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+ TD-SCDMA; LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
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, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 3200 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 775 h (3G) Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 38 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)