Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB vs Nubia N1

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB vs Nubia N1 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: Nubia N1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB runs at 1.8 GHz, making Nubia N1 the better performer.

Display: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB and Nubia N1 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Nubia N1 offers 13 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nubia N1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 5 MP, making Nubia N1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nubia N1 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB offers 4050 mAh, making Nubia N1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB and Nubia N1 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Nubia N1 is rated 6.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nubia N1 has a rating of 3.7.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 32GB

₹8,599

(Out of Stock)

Nubia N1

₹6,849

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

70%

71%

Release Date

09 Mar, 2016

26 Dec, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 650	MediaTek MT6755
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	3 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


16 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	13 MP

Battery


4050 mAh	5000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
eMMC 4.5	N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10

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6.0/10

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Pros

Premium metal build
Responsive fingerprint sensor
Great battery life
Smooth performance

Excellent battery life
Premium build
Decent performance

Cons

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

nubia UI needs work
Subpar cameras
Oversaturated display

User Ratings

4.2/5

(198,832 ratings)

3.7/5

(1,360 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 09, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

MIUI

Nubia UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 MSM8956

MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Hexa Core

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

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510

Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

2 GB / 3 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

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.98 %

73.51 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Design

Height

150 mm

150.9 mm

Width

76 mm

75 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

164 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraPureCel

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4050 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB

32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 4.5

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope