Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime vs Xiaomi Redmi 3 vs Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced August 2015 January 2016 March 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 10,840 ($159.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Mint Green Dark Grey, Silver, Classic Gold Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 700 / 1700 / 2600 /2300/2100/1800 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 405 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory Yes microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.02% 70.95% 70.95%
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash Yes LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3060 mAh 4100 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 144 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 30 min (3G) - -