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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		TD-SCDMA
	4G bands	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
	Speed	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2015, August. Released 2015, August	2017, January. Released 2017, January
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	152 x 76 x 8.3 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)	151 x 76 x 8.5 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	160 g (5.64 oz)	165 g (5.82 oz)
	Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM + Micro-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 (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), MIUI 7	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), MIUI 11
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 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 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	PowerVR G6200	Adreno 506

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot) - Chinese version only	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM (Standard), 32GB 2GB RAM (Prime)	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.0	5 MP, f/2.0
	Video	720p	1080p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, LE	4.1, A2DP, LE
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	No	No
	Infrared port	Yes	Yes
	Radio	Stereo FM radio	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3060 mAh, removable	Li-Po 4100 mAh, non-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	Dark Gray, Gold, Black, Lake Blue
	SAR	0.34 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU		0.72 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)
	Models	2015051	2016100
	Price	About 160 EUR	About 150 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1063 Basemark X: 8518	GFXBench: 3.4fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 953 (nominal), 2.166 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1503:1 (nominal), 2.714 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB	Voice 67dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 81dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB	Noise -94.6dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 49h	Endurance rating 119h