Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2 vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Sony
Announced August 2015 October 2016 May 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - October 2016 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,700 ($413.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Glacier Silver, Piano Black White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.04 x 0.3 in)
164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 3D Glass
- 24-bit Audio
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - MIUI 8.0 -
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Dual-core 2.35 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 530 Mali-T860
RAM 2 GB 4/6 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory Yes No microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 Pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 74.36% 76.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No 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 22.56 MP 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX318, EIS, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes No microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 4070 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -