Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Xiaomi Mi 4: Winners and sinners

Winners and sinners

GSMArena team, 9 September 2014.

Battery life

The Xiaomi Mi 4 goes in this round with a tiniest of advantages - it's powered by a 3,080mAh battery, compared to the 3,050mAh unit in the Xiaomi Mi 3. Both phones will last just shy of three full days on a single battery charge, based on our custom test. The Xiaomi Mi 4 managed 2 hours more in terms of overall rating - the slim margin shouldn't be surprising, with both phones running KitKat.

Where the Xiaomi Mi 4 turned out clearly superior is 3G talk times. The latest flagship scored a little over 18 hours, almost 5 hours more than its predecessor.

Talk time

  • Nokia Lumia 1520
    28:34h
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    26:53h
  • LG G3
    25:54h
  • Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
    25:45h
  • LG G Pro 2
    25:37h
  • LG G Flex
    25:19h
  • Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
    25:16h
  • Huawei Ascend Mate
    25:12h
  • Alcatel Hero
    25:02h
  • Oppo N1
    25:01h
  • LG G2
    25:01h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    24:52h
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    24:23h
  • Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
    22:42h
  • Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
    22:16h
  • Sony Xperia Z2
    22:13h
  • HTC One Max
    22:13h
  • Nokia Lumia 1320
    22:13h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
    22:13h
  • Nokia Lumia 1020
    22:13h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    21:20h
  • Motorola RAZR MAXX
    21:18h
  • LG Optimus G Pro E985
    20:45h
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    20:42h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
    20:24h
  • Motorola RAZR i XT890
    20:07h
  • Oppo Find 7
    20:03h
  • HTC One (M8)
    20:01h
  • BlackBerry Q10
    20:00h
  • OnePlus One
    19:56h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    19:55h
  • Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
    19:54h
  • Sony Xperia SP
    19:49h
  • Sony Xperia T3
    19:48h
  • HTC Butterfly S
    19:14h
  • Oppo R819
    19:03h
  • Asus PadFone X
    18:45h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    18:15h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    18:12h
  • LG G2 mini
    18:11h
  • Oppo Find 7a
    18:11h
  • Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
    18:03h
  • Sony Xperia ZR
    17:48h
  • HTC One (E8)
    17:47h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
    16:57h
  • HTC Desire 700 dual sim
    16:56h
  • Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
    16:41h
  • Sony Xperia M2
    16:40h
  • Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
    16:40h
  • Nokia Lumia 930
    16:40h
  • LG Nexus 5
    16:40h
  • Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
    16:38h
  • Motorola Moto E
    16:38h
  • Sony Xperia Z
    16:03h
  • Samsung Galaxy K zoom
    16:01h
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
    15:32h
  • LG Optimus G E975
    15:30h
  • Sony Xperia ZL
    15:22h
  • Nokia Lumia 720
    15:17h
  • HTC Desire 816
    14:46h
  • Nokia Lumia 630
    14:46h
  • BlackBerry Q5
    14:31h
  • Pantech Discover
    14:17h
  • Huawei Ascend P6
    14:17h
  • Oppo Find 5
    14:17h
  • Nokia Lumia 620
    14:17h
  • LG Nexus 4 E960
    14:17h
  • Nokia Lumia Icon
    14:15h
  • Motorola Moto G
    13:41h
  • HTC One
    13:38h
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    13:36h
  • Nokia Lumia 520
    13:33h
  • HTC One X+
    13:31h
  • Sony Xperia C
    13:29h
  • Xiaomi Mi 3
    13:28h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
    13:20h
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    13:20h
  • Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
    13:10h
  • HTC Desire 616 dual sim
    13:00h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
    12:45h
  • LG Optimus GJ E975W
    12:39h
  • HTC First
    12:31h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR M
    12:31h
  • Sony Xperia M
    12:31h
  • Sony Xperia L
    12:30h
  • Huawei Ascend P1
    12:30h
  • Nokia Lumia 928
    12:27h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
    12:18h
  • HTC Butterfly
    12:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy S III I747
    12:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
    12:14h
  • HTC One mini
    12:04h
  • HTC Desire 600 dual sim
    11:58h
  • Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
    11:58h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
    11:52h
  • Gionee Elife S5.5
    11:32h
  • HTC Desire 500
    11:31h
  • Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
    11:30h
  • HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
    11:25h
  • Asus PadFone 2
    11:20h
  • Nokia X
    11:13h
  • HTC DROID DNA
    11:07h
  • Samsung S8600 Wave 3
    11:07h
  • LG Optimus L9 P760
    11:07h
  • HTC One SV
    11:07h
  • HTC Windows Phone 8X
    11:07h
  • Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
    11:06h
  • HTC Desire X
    11:03h
  • Meizu MX3
    11:02h
  • Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
    11:01h
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    10:46h
  • Apple iPhone 5c
    10:18h
  • Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
    10:15h
  • Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
    10:03h
  • Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
    10:00h
  • Meizu MX 4-core
    10:00h
  • HTC One V
    10:00h
  • HTC One mini 2
    09:58h
  • HTC One X
    9:57h
  • HTC One S
    9:42h
  • HTC One S C2
    9:42h
  • Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
    9:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
    9:32h
  • HTC Sensation XL
    9:30h
  • Sony Xperia J
    9:14h
  • Nokia Lumia 810
    9:05h
  • Acer CloudMobile S500
    9:05h
  • Nokia Lumia 710
    9:05h
  • Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
    9:04h
  • HTC Vivid
    9:02h
  • Nokia Lumia 920
    8:56h
  • Nokia Lumia 610
    8:51h
  • HTC Rhyme
    8:48h
  • Apple iPhone 5
    8:42h
  • LG Optimus 3D Max P720
    8:42h
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
    8:41h
  • Meizu MX
    8:39h
  • Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
    8:35h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
    8:28h
  • Nokia Lumia 800
    8:25h
  • Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
    8:23h
  • Nokia Lumia 510
    8:22h
  • Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
    8:21h
  • BlackBerry Z10
    8:20h
  • Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
    8:20h
  • Sony Xperia T
    8:15h
  • HTC Rezound
    8:10h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note I717
    8:02h
  • LG Optimus Vu F100S
    7:57h
  • Apple iPhone 4s
    7:41h
  • LG Optimus 4X HD P880
    7:41h
  • Samsung Focus S I937
    7:25h
  • Nokia Lumia 900
    7:21h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
    7:14h
  • Samsung Rugby Smart I847
    7:09h
  • Nokia Lumia 820
    7:09h
  • Sony Xperia acro S
    7:09h
  • Nokia N9
    6:57h
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
    6:57h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
    6:53h
  • HTC Radar
    6:53h
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
    6:52h
  • Sony Xperia E dual
    6:42h
  • Sony Xperia E
    6:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
    6:28h
  • Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
    6:22h
  • Sony Xperia P
    5:58h
  • Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
    5:54h
  • Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
    5:53h
  • Sony Xperia ion LTE
    5:52h
  • Nokia 808 PureView
    5:16h
  • LG Nitro HD
    5:16h
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
    5:00h
  • Pantech Burst
    4:46h

The Mi 4 did better at web browsing too, outlasting the Mi 3 by an hour and a half. With 9 and a half hours, the Xiaomi Mi 4 ranks among the best smartphones we've tested to date.

Web browsing

  • Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
    13:14h
  • Sony Xperia C
    12:45h
  • Nokia Lumia 1520
    12:40h
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    12:37h
  • HTC Desire 700 dual sim
    12:30h
  • Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
    12:17h
  • HTC Desire 816
    11:48h
  • Sony Xperia Z2
    11:32h
  • LG G2
    11:22h
  • HTC One Max
    11:20h
  • Sony Xperia ZR
    11:20h
  • HTC Butterfly S
    11:07h
  • Asus PadFone X
    11:07h
  • LG G2 mini
    11:02h
  • Nokia Lumia 1320
    10:58h
  • BlackBerry Q5
    10:04h
  • HTC One (E8)
    10:02h
  • HTC One
    9:58h
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    9:58h
  • Apple iPhone 5
    9:56h
  • Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
    9:54h
  • Sony Xperia M2
    9:48h
  • Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
    9:47h
  • OnePlus One
    9:46h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    9:43h
  • Alcatel Hero
    9:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
    9:37h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    9:36h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    9:31h
  • LG G Pro 2
    9:31h
  • LG G Flex
    9:31h
  • Sony Xperia T3
    9:23h
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
    9:16h
  • Motorola RAZR MAXX
    9:12h
  • Samsung Galaxy K zoom
    9:10h
  • HTC One (M8)
    9:06h
  • Oppo N1
    9:05h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    9:05h
  • Apple iPhone 5c
    9:05h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    9:04h
  • Motorola Moto G
    9:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
    8:51h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
    8:48h
  • BlackBerry Q10
    8:42h
  • Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
    8:42h
  • Motorola Moto E
    8:42h
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    8:25h
  • Asus PadFone 2
    8:20h
  • Nokia Lumia 810
    8:20h
  • Huawei Ascend Mate
    8:17h
  • Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
    8:17h
  • HTC One mini
    8:12h
  • Xiaomi Mi 3
    8:04h
  • Nokia Lumia 610
    8:01h
  • HTC One X+
    7:56h
  • Nokia Lumia 630
    7:54h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
    7:43h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR M
    7:42h
  • Sony Xperia E dual
    7:42h
  • Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
    7:38h
  • Nokia Lumia 720
    7:37h
  • Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
    7:35h
  • Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
    7:24h
  • Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
    7:23h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
    7:23h
  • HTC Radar
    7:17h
  • Nokia Lumia 520
    7:15h
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    7:13h
  • LG Optimus GJ E975W
    7:11h
  • Oppo Find 7a
    7:09h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
    7:09h
  • Sony Xperia M
    7:09h
  • Meizu MX3
    7:09h
  • Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
    7:09h
  • Motorola RAZR i XT890
    7:06h
  • Sony Xperia J
    7:06h
  • Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
    6:58h
  • Apple iPhone 4s
    6:56h
  • Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
    6:54h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
    6:54h
  • HTC One V
    6:49h
  • LG G3
    6:40h
  • LG Optimus G Pro E985
    6:40h
  • Sony Xperia L
    6:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
    6:40h
  • HTC DROID DNA
    6:40h
  • Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
    6:40h
  • Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
    6:40h
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
    6:40h
  • Sony Xperia E
    6:40h
  • HTC First
    6:39h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
    6:38h
  • Sony Xperia Z
    6:37h
  • Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
    6:35h
  • HTC Desire 600 dual sim
    6:34h
  • HTC One mini 2
    06:33h
  • HTC Desire 500
    6:31h
  • Huawei Ascend P6
    6:30h
  • Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
    6:27h
  • BlackBerry Z10
    6:27h
  • HTC Butterfly
    6:24h
  • Sony Xperia SP
    6:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy S III I747
    6:16h
  • HTC One SV
    6:15h
  • Samsung Focus S I937
    6:15h
  • Nokia Lumia 510
    6:13h
  • Sony Xperia ZL
    6:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
    6:03h
  • Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
    6:02h
  • Oppo R819
    6:01h
  • HTC Windows Phone 8X
    6:01h
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    5:59h
  • Sony Xperia ion LTE
    5:56h
  • Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
    5:55h
  • Samsung Rugby Smart I847
    5:53h
  • Pantech Burst
    5:51h
  • Nokia Lumia 1020
    5:50h
  • HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
    5:48h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
    5:45h
  • Nokia Lumia 920
    5:40h
  • Nokia Lumia 928
    5:36h
  • Samsung S8600 Wave 3
    5:34h
  • Pantech Discover
    5:33h
  • Oppo Find 5
    5:33h
  • Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
    5:33h
  • Sony Xperia T
    5:33h
  • Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
    5:28h
  • Nokia Lumia 900
    5:25h
  • HTC Desire 616 dual sim
    5:24h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note I717
    5:24h
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    5:23h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
    5:23h
  • HTC Sensation XL
    5:20h
  • Meizu MX 4-core
    5:19h
  • Nokia Lumia Icon
    5:17h
  • HTC Desire X
    5:16h
  • HTC Rezound
    5:16h
  • Sony Xperia acro S
    5:16h
  • LG Optimus G E975
    5:15h
  • Gionee Elife S5.5
    5:10h
  • HTC Rhyme
    5:08h
  • Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
    5:07h
  • Oppo Find 7
    5:02h
  • LG Optimus L9 P760
    5:02h
  • Nokia Lumia 930
    4:57h
  • Nokia X
    4:55h
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
    4:50h
  • LG Optimus Vu F100S
    4:49h
  • LG Nexus 5
    4:46h
  • HTC Vivid
    4:46h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
    4:45h
  • Meizu MX
    4:35h
  • LG Nexus 4 E960
    4:34h
  • Nokia N9
    4:33h
  • Acer CloudMobile S500
    4:32h
  • Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
    4:24h
  • Nokia Lumia 820
    4:24h
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
    4:20h
  • HTC One X
    4:18h
  • Nokia 808 PureView
    4:14h
  • LG Optimus 3D Max P720
    4:10h
  • Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
    4:10h
  • Nokia Lumia 800
    4:07h
  • HTC One S
    4:03h
  • HTC One S C2
    4:03h
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
    4:02h
  • LG Nitro HD
    4:00h
  • LG Optimus 4X HD P880
    3:59h
  • Sony Xperia P
    3:59h
  • Nokia Lumia 710
    3:51h
  • Nokia Lumia 620
    3:50h
  • Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
    3:47h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
    3:35h
  • Huawei Ascend P1
    3:23h
  • Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
    3:01h

Finally, the Xiaomi Mi 3 had its chance to shine in our video playback test. It did nearly 9 and a half hours before its battery went down to the critical 10%. The Xiaomi Mi 4 managed just 7 hours.

Video playback

  • LG G Flex
    19:57h
  • Motorola RAZR MAXX
    16:35h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
    14:17h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3
    13:32h
  • Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
    13:12h
  • Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
    13:12h
  • Nokia Lumia 1020
    13:12h
  • HTC One Max
    13:11h
  • Sony Xperia C
    12:53h
  • Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
    12:51h
  • Nokia Lumia 1520
    12:31h
  • Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
    12:30h
  • BlackBerry Q5
    12:28h
  • Huawei Ascend Mate
    12:18h
  • Sony Xperia Z2
    12:16h
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
    12:10h
  • LG G2
    11:51h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
    11:38h
  • Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
    11:37h
  • Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
    11:29h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
    11:27h
  • OnePlus One
    11:23h
  • HTC One (E8)
    11:16h
  • Oppo N1
    11:15h
  • BlackBerry Q10
    11:15h
  • HTC One (M8)
    11:14h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5
    11:05h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
    11:02h
  • Asus PadFone X
    11:01h
  • HTC Desire 816
    10:34h
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    10:31h
  • LG G2 mini
    10:23h
  • Apple iPhone 5
    10:12h
  • Samsung Galaxy K zoom
    10:08h
  • Sony Xperia M2
    10:04h
  • HTC First
    10:03h
  • HTC One
    10:02h
  • Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
    10:01h
  • Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
    10:00h
  • Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
    10:00h
  • LG G3
    9:57h
  • Sony Xperia T3
    9:56h
  • Nokia 808 PureView
    9:53h
  • Alcatel Hero
    9:49h
  • Sony Xperia M
    9:49h
  • Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
    9:42h
  • Samsung Rugby Smart I847
    9:34h
  • Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
    9:30h
  • Xiaomi Mi 3
    9:28h
  • HTC One S
    9:28h
  • HTC One S C2
    9:28h
  • Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
    9:27h
  • Apple iPhone 4s
    9:24h
  • Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
    9:22h
  • Oppo Find 7a
    9:19h
  • Nokia Lumia 1320
    9:17h
  • HTC Butterfly S
    9:03h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR M
    9:00h
  • Sony Xperia E
    9:00h
  • Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
    8:59h
  • Sony Xperia Z Ultra
    8:45h
  • BlackBerry Z10
    8:44h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    8:41h
  • LG Optimus G Pro E985
    8:40h
  • Nokia N9
    8:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
    8:34h
  • HTC Butterfly
    8:28h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
    8:25h
  • LG Optimus GJ E975W
    8:15h
  • Samsung Galaxy S III I747
    8:14h
  • HTC One X+
    8:11h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
    8:11h
  • Motorola RAZR i XT890
    8:11h
  • Sony Xperia J
    8:11h
  • Huawei Ascend P7
    8:10h
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    8:05h
  • Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
    8:00h
  • Samsung Focus S I937
    7:55h
  • Samsung S8600 Wave 3
    7:52h
  • HTC Desire 500
    7:50h
  • Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
    7:46h
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
    7:45h
  • Apple iPhone 5c
    7:41h
  • Asus PadFone 2
    7:38h
  • Huawei Ascend P1
    7:38h
  • Nokia Lumia Icon
    7:34h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
    7:33h
  • Sony Xperia ZR
    7:30h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
    7:30h
  • HTC DROID DNA
    7:30h
  • Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
    7:30h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note I717
    7:30h
  • Sony Xperia SP
    7:27h
  • HTC One mini
    7:23h
  • Nokia Lumia 610
    7:23h
  • LG Optimus G E975
    7:16h
  • Nokia Lumia 630
    7:06h
  • Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
    7:03h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4
    7:00h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
    6:55h
  • Huawei Ascend P6
    6:55h
  • HTC One SV
    6:55h
  • Pantech Discover
    6:55h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
    6:54h
  • Nokia Lumia 928
    6:54h
  • HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
    6:51h
  • HTC Desire 600 dual sim
    6:49h
  • Nokia Lumia 720
    6:43h
  • Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
    6:40h
  • Motorola Moto G
    6:37h
  • Nokia Lumia 900
    6:37h
  • Meizu MX 4-core
    6:33h
  • Nokia Lumia 620
    6:32h
  • Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
    6:31h
  • Motorola Moto E
    6:31h
  • Sony Xperia E dual
    6:27h
  • HTC Windows Phone 8X
    6:27h
  • HTC Desire 700 dual sim
    6:26h
  • Nokia Lumia 810
    6:26h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
    6:25h
  • Nokia Lumia 820
    6:25h
  • Nokia Lumia 510
    6:23h
  • LG Optimus Vu F100S
    6:23h
  • Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
    6:21h
  • Nokia Lumia 920
    6:19h
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    6:12h
  • HTC Sensation XL
    6:12h
  • Nokia X
    6:10h
  • LG Nexus 5
    6:06h
  • Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
    6:06h
  • HTC One mini 2
    06:05h
  • Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
    6:04h
  • Sony Xperia ion LTE
    6:03h
  • Gionee Elife S5.5
    6:02h
  • Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
    6:02h
  • Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
    6:01h
  • Sony Xperia T
    6:01h
  • HTC Vivid
    6:00h
  • Oppo Find 7
    5:58h
  • HTC Radar
    5:54h
  • Oppo R819
    5:54h
  • LG Optimus L9 P760
    5:53h
  • Nokia Lumia 800
    5:52h
  • Nokia Lumia 520
    5:50h
  • LG G Pro 2
    5:49h
  • Nokia Lumia 930
    5:48h
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
    5:47h
  • HTC One X
    5:45h
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
    5:44h
  • Sony Xperia Z
    5:39h
  • Meizu MX3
    5:38h
  • Pantech Burst
    5:38h
  • HTC Desire X
    5:38h
  • Sony Xperia acro S
    5:38h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
    5:34h
  • Sony Xperia ZL
    5:28h
  • Meizu MX
    5:27h
  • HTC Rhyme
    5:23h
  • HTC One V
    5:20h
  • Oppo Find 5
    5:18h
  • Acer CloudMobile S500
    5:18h
  • Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
    5:18h
  • Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
    5:16h
  • HTC Desire 616 dual sim
    5:15h
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
    5:09h
  • HTC Rezound
    5:03h
  • Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
    5:02h
  • LG Nexus 4 E960
    4:55h
  • Sony Xperia L
    4:44h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
    4:30h
  • Sony Xperia P
    4:30h
  • LG Nitro HD
    4:17h
  • LG Optimus 4X HD P880
    4:14h
  • LG Optimus 3D Max P720
    3:28h
  • Nokia Lumia 710
    3:27h

It was pretty much a tied game in terms of standby, the Xiaomi Mi 4 getting a couple of hours' worth of an edge.

Overall, both phones got an overall battery rating that's just a few hours short of three days in our custom test case involving an hour each of 3G calls, web browsing and video playback a day.

Xiaomi Mi3 vs. Mi4

Xiaomi Mi3 vs. Mi4

Winner: Xiaomi Mi 4, but just. The difference in overall rating may as well be disregarded but the Mi 4 bagged wins in three out of the four individual tests.

Reader comments

  • Cringe boyy
  • 23 Nov 2021
  • uNV

Its support only 3g

  • anonym
  • 07 Oct 2018
  • DEP

mhl wired connection for mi4 ? any one has try this or just rummor? on amazon there is some seller https://www.amazon.com/MHL-Micro-USB-conversion-official-chipset/dp/1060697335 but denied by member on miui mi4 forum?

  • enzima
  • 03 Jan 2017
  • GXm

Is it a 4 g phone or not