Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) vs Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
xiaomi redmi note 3 (mediatek)
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (CDMA)
samsung galaxy s7 edge (cdma)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced November 2015 February 2016
Status Available - November 2015 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G935V
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G935A
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G935T
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G935A
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.03 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6200 [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.98% 76.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 26 mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM - G935R
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 264 h (3G) -
Talk Time - -