Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
xiaomi redmi note 3
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced January 2016 September 2016
Status Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,240 ($588.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
156.6 x 76.8 x 7.2 mm
(6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) -
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 -

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] Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7420 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 510 [Similar] Mali-T760MP8 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 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
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% 74.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording FM radio, RDS, recording
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 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] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [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
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0
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 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -