Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Comparison and Differences

Smartphone 1

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

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Xiaomi Redmi 1S or Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 1S Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
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Release date 2014, May 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.72 in 121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm | 4.77 x 4.77 x 2.47 in
Weight 158 g | 5.57 oz 115 g | 4.06 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Black, White, Dark Red
Battery 2000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.7" in 4" in
Screen area 60.9 cm2 45.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 64.4% 59.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 312 PPI 233 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF -5 MP, AF, f/2.6
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.6 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 1.6 MP VGA
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat); MIUI 9.2 Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Broadcom BCM21664
CPU - Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 - Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 (3G) / Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait (LTE)
GPU Adreno 305 Broadcom VideoCore IV (3G) / Adreno 305 (LTE)
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (3G) / 8 GB (LTE), 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 485
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1264
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2619

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - S7272
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - S7270, S7272 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - S7275
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - S7275
Speed HSPA HSPA 42.2(14.4 - 3G)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Hongmi 1S

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 3G S7270; Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE S7275; Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 S7272 Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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