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Xiaomi Mi-3
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Alpha
AT&TSM-G850A
| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 320.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1860mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 11 hours talk time |
| 5.04 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Alpha is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi-3, getting a 76.3 score against 71.6. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Alpha has a more recent 4.4.4 version and Xiaomi Mi-3 has Android 4.4.2 version, so it provides you a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks. The Galaxy Alpha is a a lot lighter and thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi-3.
Xiaomi Mi-3 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Alpha, because it has a little bit larger screen, a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Alpha has a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Mi-3. They have a 450 MHz graphics processing unit, the same RAM amount and 4 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Mi-3 has a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi-3 features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Alpha, because it has a 64 percent more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi-3, because although it has a back camera with less mega pixels, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Alpha also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha costs a bit more money than the Xiaomi Mi-3, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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