Lenovo Zuk Z1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB

Comparing the Lenovo Zuk Z1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Zuk Z1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 the better performer.

Display: Both Lenovo Zuk Z1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers 5 MP, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers 4050 mAh, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers 16 GB, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Lenovo Zuk Z1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Lenovo Zuk Z1 has a rating of 3.

Lenovo Zuk Z1

₹7,499

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB

₹9,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

69%

Release Date

19 May, 2016

09 Mar, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 801	Snapdragon 650
(upto 2.5 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	2 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP

Battery


4100 mAh	4050 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	16 GB
N/A	eMMC 4.5

Expert Review

8.0/10

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Pros

Glitch-free performance
Excellent battery life
Cyanogen OS brings added tweaks

Premium metal build
Responsive fingerprint sensor
Great battery life
Smooth performance

Cons

Boring design
No expandable storage
Older processor could put off some users

Boring design
Hybrid dual-SIM vs dedicated dual-SIM
Average cameras
Still runs Android Lollipop

User Ratings

3/5

(12,328 ratings)

4.1/5

(126,242 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

CyanogenMod

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 300

Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330

Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB	2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.13 %

72.98 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

155.7 mm

150 mm

Width

77.3 mm

76 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

175 grams

164 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium

Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraPureCel

Autofocus

Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4100 mAh

4050 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 38 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 4.5

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.256 W/kg Body: 1.102 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope