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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-11-20 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.21 x 2.92 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Aurora green, Glacier white and Midnight black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 377.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 |
| 8.91 | 13.09 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5260mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has an overall score of 83.7, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s overall score of 71.9. The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 construction is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, but it is incredibly thicker and way heavier. Xiaomi Mi Note 10 features a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a little bit inferior pixels count in each inch of display, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 also has more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 features a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 5260mAh battery capacity against 2900mAh. The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a way better (4K) video resolution and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
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