Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB vs Adcom Icon A25

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB vs Adcom Icon A25 across display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Adcom Icon A25 offers 2.4 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB features a IPS LCD display compared to Adcom Icon A25's TFT, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Adcom Icon A25 offers 1.3 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4050 mAh, while Adcom Icon A25 offers 1500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB better for longer battery life.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Adcom Icon A25 has a rating of 3.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 16GB

₹9,999

(Discontinued)

Adcom Icon A25

₹884

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

09 Mar, 2016

06 Jan, 2016

14 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Snapdragon 650	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM	N/A	16 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	240x320 px	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
16 MP Primary Camera	1.3 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
5 MP	N/A	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
4050 mAh	1500 mAh	6600 mAh
N/A	N/A	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	N/A	512 GB
eMMC 4.5	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Premium metal build
Responsive fingerprint sensor
Great battery life
Smooth performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5

(126,242 ratings)

3/5

(21 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹159,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

MIUI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

N/A

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Hexa Core

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

N/A

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

N/A

Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB

N/A

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

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

3,977,648

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

240x320 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

167 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.98 %

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

150 mm

N/A

162.98 mm

Width

76 mm

N/A

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

N/A

8.19 mm

Weight

164 grams

N/A

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

N/A

Back: Glass

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

4050 mAh

1500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W 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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

N/A

512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 8 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

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

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Special Features

N/A

Torch Light Auto Call Recording Mobile Tracker

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Back

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes WAP

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Limited

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

Calculator World clock Calendar

N/A

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₹159,999

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