Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime

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

  Redmi Note Prime:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy S3: 52 g lighter

  Galaxy S3:

  133 g

  Redmi Note Prime:

  185 g

• Width

  Galaxy S3: 8.1 mm narrower

  Galaxy S3:

  70.6 mm

  Redmi Note Prime:

  78.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy S3: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy S3:

  4.8 in

  Redmi Note Prime:

  5.5 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  Galaxy S3:

  1 GB RAM

  Redmi Note Prime:

  2 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Galaxy S3:

  Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)

  Redmi Note Prime:

  Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)

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

2. 2. Redmi Note Prime

   Height:

   154 mm +17.4 mm versus Galaxy S3

   Width:

   78.7 mm +8.1 mm versus Galaxy S3

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +0.8 mm versus Galaxy S3

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. Redmi Note Prime

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Redmi Note Prime has approximately 31.3% 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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