Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Xiaomi Mi 6

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy S3:

  OLED

  Mi 6:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S3: 35 g lighter

  Galaxy S3:

  133 g

  Mi 6:

  168 g

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S3: 0.35 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S3:

  4.8 in

  Mi 6:

  5.15 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy S3:

  Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)

  Mi 6:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy S3:

  Single

  Mi 6:

  Dual

• Depth

  Mi 6: 1.1 mm thinner

  Galaxy S3:

  8.6 mm

  Mi 6:

  7.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy S3

   Height:

   136.6 mm

   Width:

   70.6 mm

   Depth:

   8.6 mm +1.1 mm versus Mi 6

2. 2. Mi 6

   Height:

   145.2 mm +8.6 mm versus Galaxy S3

   Width:

   70.5 mm

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy S3

   Screen diagonal:

   4.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   63.5 cm²

2. 2. Mi 6

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Mi 6 has approximately 15.1% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy S3.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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