Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (16GB)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Star 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 (16GB)
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2 Advantages 
25 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM / FM (RDS) |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
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| Model | Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) |
| Other model names | Samsung Galaxy Star 2 SM-G130E Dual-Sim | Redmi Note 2 (2015051), Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Standard |
| Country or region available |       South Africa, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, (Global, International) |  China, (Global, International) |
| Brand | Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Release date | 8/1/2014 | 8/1/2015 |
| Depth | 11.8 millimeters (0.46 inches) | 8.3 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59.9 x 109.8 millimeters (2.36 x 4.32 in) | 76 x 152 millimeters (2.99 x 5.98 in) |
| Weight | 107 grams (3.75 ounces) | 160 grams (5.6 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 5.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~55.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~72.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 401 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| System version | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | Android 5.0.2 Lollipop |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Spreadtrum SC6815A | 64bit: MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-core) | Octa-core, 1 processor: 8x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Octa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-400 | PowerVR G6200 MP4 700Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) | 16GB (11GB available) eMMC 5.0 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 128GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (Bands 1, 3, 7) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | WVGA (800x480) 24 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 3060 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 10W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 11.5 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 144 hours (6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Samsung TouchWiz UI • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green • MIUI 7 |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Star 2 Duos (SM-G130E) | Redmi Note 2 (16GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.6W/kg (head), 0.395W/kg (body) | feature not registered |