Xiaomi Mi 3 Comparison with ZenFone 5, Moto G and Others

The Indian smartphone market has just got a new kid on the block: Xiaomi Mi 3. From the house of China's third-biggest smartphone maker, this new model features top-end specifications at an attractive price of Rs 14,999.

Want to know how Xiaomi Mi 3 fares vis-à-vis other top smartphones in its price range? Here's comparing Mi 3 against phones from the likes of Motorola, Sony, BlackBerry, Gionee and Asus...

1. Display:

Xiaomi Mi 3:  5-inch display with 1080x1920p        resolution, 441ppi pixel density

Moto G: 4.5-inch display with 720x1280p resolution, 329ppi pixel density

Asus ZenFone 5: 5-inch screen with 720x1280p resolution, 294ppi pixel density

BlackBerry Z3: 5-inch panel with resolution of 540x960p, 220ppi pixel density

Sony Xperia M2: 4.8-inch screen, 540x960p resolution and 229ppi pixel density

Gionee Elife E5: 4.5-inch screen with 720x1280p resolution, 306ppi pixel density

2. Operating System:

Xiaomi Mi 3: Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Moto G: Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Asus ZenFone 5: Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)

BlackBerry Z3: BB 10.2.1

Sony Xperia M2: Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Gionee Elife E5: Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

3. Processor & Ram:

 Xiaomi Mi 3: 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB RAM

Moto G: 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM

Asus ZenFone 5: 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 chip, 2GB RAM

BlackBerry Z3: 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1.5GB RAM

Sony Xperia M2: 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM

Gionee Elife E5: 1.5GHz quad-core Mediatek processor, 1.5GB RAM

4. Camera:

Xiaomi Mi 3: 13MP rear camera with dual-LED flash on the back, 2MP camera in front

Moto G: 5MP camera with LED flash on the back, 1.3MP front-facing camera

Asus ZenFone 5: 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front camera

BlackBerry Z3: 5MP camera with LED flash, 1.1MP front camera

Sony Xperia M2: 8MP rear camera with LED flash, VGA camera in front

Gionee Elife E5: 8MP camera with LED flash on the back, 5MP camera in front

5. Storage:

Xiaomi Mi 3: 16GB internal storage, no support for storage expansion

Moto G: 16GB built-in storage, no microSD card support

Asus ZenFone 5: 8GB in-built storage, up to 64GB microSD support

BlackBerry Z3: 8GB internal storage, up to 32GB microSD card expansion

Sony Xperia M2: 8GB in-built storage, up to 32GB microSD card support

Gionee Elife E5: 32GB built-in storage, no storage expansion

6. Connectivity:

 Xiaomi Mi 3: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, NFC

Moto G: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0

Asus ZenFone 5: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0

BlackBerry Z3: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0

Sony Xperia M2: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0

Gionee Elife E5: 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0

7. Battery:

Xiaomi Mi 3: 3,050mAh

Moto G: 2,070mAh

Asus ZenFone 5: 2,110mAh

BlackBerry Z3: 2,500mAh

Sony Xperia M2: 2,300mAh

Gionee Elife E5: 2,000mAh

8. Price:

Xiaomi Mi 3: Rs 14,999

Moto G: Starting at Rs 12,499

Asus ZenFone 5: Starting at Rs 9,999

BlackBerry Z3: Rs 15,990

Sony Xperia M2: Available for approximately Rs 19,000

Gionee Elife E5: Rs 18,000