Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 or Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
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Release date 2015, August 2013, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm | 5.98 x 5.98 x 2.99 in 167.6 x 88 x 8 mm | 6.6 x 6.6 x 3.46 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 199 g | 7.02 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors White, blue, yellow, pink, mint green White, Black, Plum Purple
Battery 3060 mAh,  Removable Li-Po 3200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 144 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 46 h
Stand by time - Up to 420 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 82 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD SC-LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 6.3" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 109.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 74.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 233 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 -8 MP, AF, f/2.6
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 1.9 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 1.9 MP
Video 720p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop); MIUI 7 Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2
-Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Prime
- Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
GPU PowerVR G6200 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) - Chinese version only microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Redmi Note 2
32 GB, 2 GB RAM - Redmi Note 2 Prime
8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 153
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 516
GeekBench 4 Single Core 777
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2488
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 923

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
TD-SCDMA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - GT-I9205
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps (I9200), LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps (I9205)
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.09 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.20 W/kg (head)     0.34 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo 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 , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
Versions
- Also known as Redmi Note 2 Prime

- Also known as Samsung SGH-i527 for AT&T

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