Lenovo I966 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Comparing the Lenovo I966 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 1S offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Lenovo I966 offers 2.4 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 1S the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi 1S features a IPS LCD display compared to Lenovo I966's LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi 1S the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 1S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Lenovo I966 offers 3.2 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 1S better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 1S offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Lenovo I966 offers 1050 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi 1S better for longer battery life.

Lenovo I966

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

₹4,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

01 Sep, 2014

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Snapdragon 400	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
N/A	(upto 1.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
N/A	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
240x320 px	720x1280 px (HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
3.2 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	1.6 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1050 mAh	2000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

N/A	8 GB	256 GB
N/A	eMMC 4.5	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(82,369 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 01, 2014

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 305

Adreno 829

RAM

N/A

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR2

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

720x1280 px (HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi

312 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

32.82 %

64.27 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

111 mm

137 mm

150.83 mm

Width

49 mm

69 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

16.10 mm

9.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

111.5 grams

158 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Flash LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

1.6 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1050 mAh

2000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

N/A

8 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 4.5

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v1.2

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MPEG4

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC WMA

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

1000 Entries

N/A

Other Facilities

Voice recording function Text input predictive software Alarm Clock World clock Calendar Calculator Memo e book Dictionary Caller filter function Handwriting recognition software Photo caller ID Photo Album Photo editor Wallpaper.

N/A

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