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Fairphone 1 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 3S Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 3S
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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3.7 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
80 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
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19
4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
58 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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3 editorial reviews
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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7
4.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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User rating
41
4.5 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
58 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
2 %
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
2 %
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38
4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
31 %
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34 %
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45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 10Android 4.4
N/A
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.73 GHz
N/A
2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
RAM memory1 GB8 GB3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
CPU model
N/A
Samsung Exynos 990
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Display

Screen size4.3 in6.2 in5.0 in6.3 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCD
N/A
Resolution960 x 540 px3200 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px
Pixel density256.0 ppi563.0 ppi441.0 ppi
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M
N/A
N/A
Technology
N/A
Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2XIPS LCD
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
8.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
F/2.2
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/1.8
N/A
F/2.4
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
79.4 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
120.0 °
N/A
120.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
79.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Automatic
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2"
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4

Front camera

Primary resolution1.3 Mpx10.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
76.0 °
N/A
79.4 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
F/2.0
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face recognition

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.05.0 LE4.04.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Dual sim support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
N/A
Nano SIM
NFC
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Data transmissionHSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LAA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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Often compared with Xiaomi Mi 3S

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