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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-04-10 | 2020-05-09 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.21 x 2.92 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.20 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Glacier white, Midnight black and Nebula purple |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 377.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5260mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite has a general score of 80.6, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A40's 79.6 overall score. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite's design is newer, but thicker and noticeably heavier than Samsung Galaxy A40. Both devices in this review include the same Android 11 operating system, so both of them should give you very similar OS features.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A40, because although it has a quite worse pixels number in each inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 2340, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite also counts with a quite larger screen. The Galaxy A40 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A40 also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A40, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has 5260mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light captures and video, it also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a much higher (4K) video quality and a lot more mega pixels back camera.
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