Xiaomi MI-3 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi MI-3

Xiaomi MI-3

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy S4

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Xiaomi MI-3 or Samsung Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi MI-3 Samsung Galaxy S4
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Release date 2013, September 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.9 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors White, Gray, Black, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Gold, Green (16 GB) White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition
Battery 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 500 h
Talking time - Up to 25 h
Music play - Up to 50 h
Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.0% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); MIUI 5 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544MP3
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 145 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 483 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 683
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1696
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1533
GeekBench 4 Battery 460

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

- ANT+
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)

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