Xiaomi Mi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Xiaomi Mi Note 3
Released · Nov 01, 2016
Released · Sep 12, 2017
5.7-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4070 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2016 Sep 11, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$516 $444

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches
156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches
152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver Black, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 74.26% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 73.91% screen-to-body
Type
OLED IPS LCD, 550 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2350 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 512
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4070 mAh, Li - Ion 3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
23 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 52 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 16 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB/64GB
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $383
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