Phone Comparison - Nokia XL vs HTC Desire 826 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia HTC Xiaomi
Announced February 2014 January 2015 August 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Various Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
- 152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA
4G Network - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 405 PowerVR G6200
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB Yes

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.48% - 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p (1/3' sensor size, 2�m pixel [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB Yes
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2600 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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