Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) vs Xiaomi Redmi 3s Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Xiaomi Redmi 3s

Xiaomi Redmi 3s

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) or Xiaomi Redmi 3s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Xiaomi Redmi 3s
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Release date 2018, July 2016, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in 139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.74 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 144 g | 5.08 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold Gold, Dark Gray, Silver
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 71.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 294 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
-13 MP, PDAF, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm 5 MP, f/2.2
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); MIUI 9.2
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 505
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351 142
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1001 594
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332 122
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1290 604
GeekBench 4 Single Core 633
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1774
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1802

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300) - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only

- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

- Available in China with a fingerprint sensor

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