Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – Specs Comparison. Chinese company Smartisan have announced their first smartphone of the year called “Smartisan Nut 3”. Which is like the advanced version of their 2017 Smartisan Nut Pro 2. Although they are not relatively known in Africa. The company are doing pretty well in China and East Asia. And there are signs they will soon invade the African market. The Smartisan Nut 3 features and specifications indicates it’s a mid-range smartphone. And offers a tri bezel-less screen just like the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. Which is also a mid-range smartphone.
Both Xiaomi and Smartisan are Chinese OEM companies. And producing smartphone that look similar to each other, means there will be comparison about the products. So let’s see which is the best tri bezel-less smartphone.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – The Design
Both smartphones sports a metallic unibody with a front glass. The Smartisan’s company “T” at the back of the phone glows when in contact with light. While the fingerprint sensor is at the back of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. Smartisan have move the fingerprint sensor to the front home button. Left for you to choose which is better and comfortable to you. The Smartisan Nut 3 is very slim and sleek measuring just 7.16mm thick. While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S measures 8.1mm thick.
Even with Smartisan Nut 3 massive battery capacity, it weighs just 154 grams. This is really impressive from Smartisan. While Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S weighs 191 grams which is kind of heavy. The Smartisan Nut 3 is available in five body colors variants; Carbon Black, Red Wine, and Light Gold. And special edition Red and Black variants. While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is available in simple Black and White color variants.
The dual rear camera of Smartisan Nut 3 is aligned in a horizontal direction at the top-left corner. While that of Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is in a vertical direction also at the top-left corner.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – The Display
The Tri-bezel-less screen is what makes these two smartphone alike. No bezel whatsoever is visible at the top screen. Which made the front camera move to the bezel at the bottom. Both phones sports a 5.99 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. And also the same display resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels with 403 ppi density. Protecting the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S screen is Corning gorilla glass 4. While protecting Smartisan Nut 3 screen is Corning gorilla glass 3.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – The Camera
Smartisan Nut 3 with the better camera quality between the two phones. The Nut 3 sports a dual rear camera. With a resolutions of 13 mega-pixels f/2.2 aperture and 13 mega-pixel f/2.2 aperture. While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S features a resolutions of 12 mega-pixels f/1.8 aperture and 12 mega-pixels f/2.4 aperture on its dual rear camera.
Smartisan Nut 3 front camera features a resolution of 8 mega-pixel f/2.2 aperture. While on the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, the front camera resolution is 5 mega-pixel f/2.0 aperture.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – Hardware and Software
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S with the better hardware. The phone is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset. And a Octa-core processor which reaches a speed of 2.8GHz. Powering the Smartisan Nut 3 is Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset with Octa-core processor which clocks at 2.0GHz. The Smartisan Nut 3 runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat with Smartisan OS 4.x user interface. While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with MIUI 9.5 user interface.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S comes in three variants based on RAM and internal storage. They are 6GB RAM with 64GB ROM, 6GB RAM with 128GB ROM and 8GB RAM with 256GB ROM. While the Smartisan Nut 3 comes with a 4GB RAM. And three variants of internal storage; 32GB, 64GB and 128GB ROM. They are all expandable up to 256GB by microSD.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – The Battery
Another win for Smartisan Nut 3 here. The smartphone features a non-removable Li-Po 4,000 mAh battery capacity. With fast battery charging. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S with fast battery charging and wireless charging, features a non-removable Li-lon 3,400 battery capacity.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S – The Price
The Smartisan Nut 3 is available for around $310 (N108,500). While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S sells for about $600 (N210,000). There’s no debating that Smartisan Nut 3 doesn’t offer value for money. I mean Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is twice the price of Smartisan Nut 3. Still yet, Nut 3 offers better battery life and good camera quality.
Smartisan Nut 3 VS Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Full Specs Comparison
| Smartisan Nut 3 | Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S | |
| Dimensions and Weight | 154 x 74.3 x 7.16 mm. Weight – 154g | 150.9 x 74.9 x 8.1 mm. Weight – 191g |
| Display | 5.99 inch (81.2% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2160 pixels with 529 ppi density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | 5.99 inch (81.9% screen-to-body ratio), 1080 x 2160 pixels with 403 ppi density and IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Memory | RAM – 4GB. ROM – 32/64/128GB microSD, up to 256 GB | RAM – 8GB. ROM – 256GB OR RAM – 6GB. ROM – 64/128GB |
| Software | Android 7.1.2 Nougat (with Smartisan OS 4.x) | Android 8.0 Oreo (with MIUI 9.5) |
| Hardware | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset with Octa-core 2.0GHz processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset with Octa-core 2.8GHz processor |
| Camera | 8MP f/2.2 aperture front camera + Dual – 12MP f/2.2 aperture and 12MP f/2.2 aperture rear camera with dual-LED flash | 5MP f/2.0 aperture front camera + Dual – 12MP f/1.8 aperture and 12MP f/2.4 aperture rear camera with dual-LED (dual-tone) flash |
| Connectivity | 2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS | 2G/3G/4G Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-lon 3400 mAh battery |
| Additional Features | Fingerprint (front-mounted), Fast battery charging, Facial Recognition | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Fast battery charging 9V/2A (Quick Charge 3.0), Qi wireless charging |
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