In this competitive era of growing Electronic Mobile Phones in the market it becomes really difficult for the users to choose the right handset for them to buy soothing their needs and pockets. Here we have tried to compare two handsets which are equal in a lot of aspects and one beats the other in some features. This might come handy to the buyers who are confused about which handset they should buy among the Xiaomi MI3 which is a power pack and value for money and the other one OnePlus One which gives edge to edge competition to its predecessor. Below I have given a detailed section wise comparison among the two phones which will guide you out of your dilemma of confusion.
General Difference between Xiaomi Mi3 and OnePlus One
The phones has got no much difference when it comes to looks apart from that the OnePlus One has a slightly bigger screen i.e. 5.5 inch display and the Xiaomi MI3 has a 5 inch display. The OnePlus One was launched in India in April-2014 while the Xiaomi MI3 came out in market in around July-2014.The battery capacity of the OnePlus One is slightly more than Xiaomi MI3 while the OnePlus One weighs more.
Display & Body
The One Plus One is available in 2 colours i.e. Sandstone Black and Silk White while the Xiaomi MI3 is available in 1 colour i.e. Metallic Grey only. Both having Capacitive Touchscreen the OnePlus One has a slightly bigger Screen. Both the phones offers an HD Display of the same resolution i.e. 1080×1920 pixels whereas the Oneplus One has a PPI value of 401 and the OnePlus One has 441 PPI.
Xiaomi Mi3 vs OnePlus One: Hardware
Both the phones have stunning hardware and leave no place to bargain when it comes to hardware. The Oneplus one has a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor while the Xiaomi MI3 has a 2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Truly speaking I didn’t find much of a difference while surfing internet on them .The Oneplus One has a RAM of 3GB while the Xiaomi has 2GB of RAM which is a significant difference and both the phones have same 16GB in-built storage memory of which Oneplus One Offers 14.9 GB to user while the Xiaomi offers only 12.8 GB. Both the handsets allow no extra expansion of memory through external SD memory card.
Software
The Oneplus one uses a Cyanogen Mod operating system which is a Google based free and open source official release of Android with strong community support while the Xiaomi MI3 offers an Android version of 4.4 KitKat having a MIUI version 5 skin. Both the phones are single-SIM phones where the Oneplus One has a slot for a micro SIM and the Xiaomi MI3 uses a regular SIM.
Camera Quality
Both the phones have a 13 Megapixel rear camera with full HD recording and LED Flash while the Oneplus One has a 5 Megapixel front camera and the Xiaomi MI3 has a 2 Megapixel camera which is quiet significant. The One Plus one has a wider aperture at minimum focal length and allows you to shoot 360 degree panorama pictures which are absent in the Xiaomi MI3.
Xiaomi MI3 vs Oneplus One: Price
The Xiaomi MI3 comes at a price of Rs. 13,999 while the Oneplus One comes for a best price of Rs 36,500.
Though the price of Oneplus One is just double compared to Xiaomi MI3 it can be a huge drawback for many buyers. But if price is not a factor for you then the Oneplus One surely stands out though it’s overpriced.
