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Apple iPhone 6 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia SP Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia SP
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Xiaomi Mi 3S Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 3S
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Xiaomi Mi 4 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 4
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4.4 out of 5
19 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
52 %
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4.3 out of 5
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4 stars
80 %
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Hands-on with the Redmi 3S Prime from Xiaomi. This phone packs big performance into a well-built feature rich package costing less than the competition.Read more
Worth every penny!Read more
Xiaomi redefined the entry-level segment in 2014 with the Redmi 1S. Two years later, the brand is at it once again with the Redmi 3S.Read more
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3.8 out of 5
5 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.1Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.7 GHz
N/A
2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A8Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR GX6650Qualcomm Adreno 320
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB1 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.6 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
N/A
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
TN TFTIPS LCDIPS LCD
Pixel density326.0 ppi319.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.4 f
N/A
1.8 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
yes
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDNo memory slotNo memory slot
Memory card reader
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
Silver
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
N/A
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
A2DP
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • Lightning
USB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHL
N/A
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
no
N/A
no
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGPSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A
N/A

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