Samsung S8600 Wave 3 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 3

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

  S8600 Wave 3:

  OLED

  Mi Note 3:

  LCD

• Weight

  S8600 Wave 3: 41 g lighter

  S8600 Wave 3:

  122 g

  Mi Note 3:

  163 g

• Width

  S8600 Wave 3: 9.8 mm narrower

  S8600 Wave 3:

  64.2 mm

  Mi Note 3:

  74 mm

• Screen diagonal

  S8600 Wave 3: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  S8600 Wave 3:

  4 in

  Mi Note 3:

  5.5 in

• Rear camera layout

  S8600 Wave 3:

  Single

  Mi Note 3:

  Dual

• Depth

  Mi Note 3: 2.3 mm thinner

  S8600 Wave 3:

  9.9 mm

  Mi Note 3:

  7.6 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. S8600 Wave 3

   Height:

   125.9 mm

   Width:

   64.2 mm

   Depth:

   9.9 mm +2.3 mm versus Mi Note 3

2. 2. Mi Note 3

   Height:

   152.6 mm +26.7 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

   Width:

   74 mm +9.8 mm versus S8600 Wave 3

   Depth:

   7.6 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. S8600 Wave 3

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Mi Note 3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Mi Note 3 has approximately 83.1% more rectangular screen area than S8600 Wave 3.

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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