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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA
	2G bands	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 900 / 2100
		TD-SCDMA
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA

Launch	Announced	2015, August. Released 2015, August	2014, March. Released 2014, March
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	152 x 76 x 8.3 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)	154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm (6.06 x 3.10 x 0.37 in)
	Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)	199 g (7.02 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM

Display	Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
	Size	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~68.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
	Protection		Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform	OS	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), MIUI 7	Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat), MIUI 9.2
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)	Mediatek MT6592 (28 nm)
	CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Prime	Octa-core 1.4/1.7 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	PowerVR G6200	Mali-450MP4

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot) - Chinese version only	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM (Standard), 32GB 2GB RAM (Prime)	8GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.0	5 MP
	Video	720p	720p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	No	No
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio	FM radio, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3060 mAh, removable	Li-Po 3200/3100 mAh, removable
	Charging	Charging 10W
	Stand-by	Up to 144 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 46 h

Misc
	Colors	White, blue, yellow, pink, mint green	Black, White
	SAR	0.34 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)	0.88 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)
	Models	2015051	2014712
	Price	About 160 EUR	About 120 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1063 Basemark X: 8518	Basemark OS II 2.0: 479 Basemark X: 2974
	Display	Contrast ratio: 953 (nominal), 2.166 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1016 (nominal), 2.119 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB	Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB	Noise -88.4dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB
	Battery life	49h endurance rating	55h endurance rating