Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)
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Release date 2016, January 2015, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150 x 76 x 8.7 mm | 5.91 x 5.91 x 2.99 in 134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.57 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 132 g | 4.66 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Silver, Gray, Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink
Battery 4050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 58 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.7" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.4% 69.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, PDAF, f/2.0 -13 MP, AF, f/1.9
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 5 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); MIUI 9.5 Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 - Exynos 7578
- Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72) - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 510 Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 306
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Standard version
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - High/Special version
16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 102
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 358
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1392 613
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3301 1827
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1124

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Special edition (Taiwan)
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - Special edition (Taiwan)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-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, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging

- ANT+
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

- Versions: A310F (Europe); A310F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A310M (LATAM); A310M (LATAM, Brazil); A310Y (Australia, New Zealand). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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