Xiaomi Mi Note 3 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Specs Comparison

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

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches
152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm
6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches
156.2 x 77.3 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g) 5.86 oz (166.0 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, Blue Black, Silver

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
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, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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, 3, 5, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 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 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $383
Memory 4GB/64GB
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