Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass; metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 6, with a overall score of 79.3 against 76.5. Samsung Galaxy Note 5's construction is older, a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 6. Galaxy Note 5 has a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px, a little better number of pixels per screen inch and a bit larger display.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a greater processing power than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Note 5 shoots clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Galaxy Note 5 also counts with a larger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos and a way more mega pixels camera.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 12% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Note 5 is also cheaper, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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