Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
xiaomi redmi note 3
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced January 2016 January 2017
Status Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,490 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 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
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface MIUI 8.0 -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 [Similar] 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 510 [Similar] Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.98% 73.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -