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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Xiaomi Redmi 3

2.76 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
2.73 in
5.48 in
Xiaomi Redmi 3 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi 3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
30
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
54 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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9
3.8 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
0 %
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User rating
38
4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.0 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
GPU modelARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory3 GB2 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Screen size5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.9 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
MaterialAluminumMagnesium
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Height5.59 in5.48 in
Width2.76 in2.73 in
Depth0.28 in0.33 in
Weight4.66 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesno
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputMHLNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsGoogle CastMiracast

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Xiaomi Redmi 3Xiaomi Redmi 3
Replaceable batterynono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge