Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass, aluminum frame

-
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148.9 mm

152.6 mm
Width

68.1 mm

74 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

150 g

163 g
Payment

Samsung Pay

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Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black Night, Burgundy Red

Black, Blue (128/6 only)

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2220 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

426 ppi

401 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.7 , 1.12 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm
12 MP, f/2.6 , 52 mm
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis optical image stabilization
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

94
DxOMark video

-

82
DxOMark camera score

-

90

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Iris scanner, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity