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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Special edition (Taiwan)	TD-SCDMA
	4G bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Global	1, 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41
		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40 - Special edition (Taiwan)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2016, January 14. Released 2016, March 03	2015, August. Released 2015, August
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	150 x 76 x 8.7 mm (5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)	152 x 76 x 8.3 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	164 g (5.78 oz)	160 g (5.64 oz)
	Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM + Micro-SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
	Size	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~72.4% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

Platform	OS	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), MIUI 9.5	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), MIUI 7
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650	Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)
	CPU	Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Redmi Note 2 Prime
	GPU	Adreno 510	PowerVR G6200

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot) - Chinese version only
	Internal	16GB 2GB RAM (Standard version), 32GB 3GB RAM (High/Special version)	16GB 2GB RAM (Standard), 32GB 2GB RAM (Prime)
		eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.0

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

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

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

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

Battery	Type	Li-Po 4050 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 3060 mAh, removable
	Charging	10W wired	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	Silver, Gray, Gold	White, blue, yellow, pink, mint green
	SAR	0.49 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)	0.34 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.56 W/kg (head)
	Models	2015116, 2015161	2015051
	Price	About 160 EUR	About 160 EUR

Our Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1426 Basemark X: 14717	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1063 Basemark X: 8518
	Display	Contrast ratio: 953:1 (nominal), 2.249 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 953 (nominal), 2.166 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
	Audio quality	Noise -96.0dB / Crosstalk -95.6dB	Noise -96.1dB / Crosstalk -94.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 93h	Endurance rating 49h