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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is much better than the Fairphone 5, getting a general score of 88.9 against 75.5. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has an older 10 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13. Even being the best cellphone in this comparison review, Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is a notably older, somewhat heavier and a little thicker cellphone than Fairphone 5.
The Fairphone 5 has a slightly better display than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1224 x 2700px, it also counts with a quite greater display density. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Fairphone 5, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a little faster processing unit than Fairphone 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Fairphone 5 features a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha shoots better pictures and videos than Fairphone 5, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a bigger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
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