Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2016 March 2016 November 2015
Status Available - January 2016 Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Gold, White, Pink White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 138 g (4.87 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) 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 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
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) - J510F, J510FN LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
- -
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7 Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface MIUI 8.0 - -
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 510 Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2
RAM 2/3 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.98% 70.93% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash 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 Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4050 mAh 3100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 369 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time - - Up to 22 h