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OnePlus 6 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia SL Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi 3S Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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4.3 out of 5
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5 stars
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4 stars
42 %
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3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
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4 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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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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4.1 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
38 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.1Android 4.0Android 4.4
N/A
CPU clock speed2.8 GHz1.7 GHz
N/A
2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 630Qualcomm Adreno 220
N/A
N/A
RAM memory8 GB1 GB3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size6.28 in4.3 in5.0 in6.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
N/A
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
N/A
Resolution1080 x 2280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Optic AMOLED
N/A
IPS LCD
N/A
Pixel density402.0 ppi342.0 ppi441.0 ppi
N/A
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Dual screen supportnoyes
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
N/A
3D support
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
N/A
1/2"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx12.1 Mpx13.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)20.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/1.7
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)480.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionSmile captureyes
N/A
Face recognition
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
79.4 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx1.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detectionSmile captureyes
N/A
Face recognition
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Face scanneryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
N/A
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
N/A
Nano SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version5.03.0 HS4.04.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • HDMI
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CHDMI
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPAHSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASSGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A

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