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OnePlus 6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 3S Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 3S
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4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
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11 user ratings
5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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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
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User rating
40
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
33 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1OxygenOSAndroid 7.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.8 GHz2.84 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845Qualcomm Snapdragon 888Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 630
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20
N/A
RAM memory8 GB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
3 GB

Display

Screen size6.28 in6.55 in6.2 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 2280 px2400 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Optic AMOLED
Fluid Amoled
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Pixel density402.0 ppi402.0 ppi529.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRnoyesyes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/1.43"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx50.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.7F/2.2F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)480.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/1.56"1/3.4"
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
119.0 °
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionSmile capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.4F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flashDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/1.43"1/2.55"
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Face scanneryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • 5G NR FR1
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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