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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-06-01 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy C5, having an 83.2 score against 76.4. The Xiaomi Mi 9 design is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy C5's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has a quite worse pixel quantity per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy C5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy C5, because it has a way higher video resolution, a camera with a way higher resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with improved battery life than Galaxy C5, because it has a 27% larger battery capacity.
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