Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced August 2015 January 2016 August 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,790 ($276.32) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Silver, Gray, Gold Gold, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
151.7 x 75 x 8 mm
(5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - MIUI 8.0 -
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 Octa-core 1.6 GHz, Exynos 7870
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 510 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory Yes microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 72.98% 73.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 13 MP
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 Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
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 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 4050 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -