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Xiaomi Redmi Note

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
		2, 4 - N900W8
Speed	HSPA	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, March. Released 2014, March	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm (6.06 x 3.10 x 0.37 in)	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight	199 g (7.02 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Dual SIM	Micro-SIM
		Stylus

Display
Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat), MIUI 9.2	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset	Mediatek MT6592 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
CPU	Octa-core 1.4/1.7 GHz Cortex-A7	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
GPU	Mali-450MP4	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	8GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 2GB RAM	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Video	720p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	No	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	FM radio, recording	No
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)

Battery
Type	Li-Po 3200/3100 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Stand-by		Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time		Up to 21 h (3G)

Misc
Colors	Black, White	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
SAR	0.88 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)
Models	2014712	SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005
Price	About 120 EUR	About 420 EUR

Tests
Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 479 Basemark X: 2974
Display	Contrast ratio: 1016 (nominal), 2.119 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB	-31.7 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality	Noise -88.4dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB	Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 55h	Endurance rating 75h