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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
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	No	No
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	Stereo FM radio	FM radio, recording
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

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

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3060 mAh, removable	Li-Po 3200/3100 mAh, removable
	Charging	10W wired
	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

Our 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 (old)	Endurance rating 49h	Endurance rating 55h