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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 430 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 712 SDM712 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.04 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has an overall score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5's 79.3 general score. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a notably newer cellphone, and it's also a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note 5.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a bit greater quantity of pixels in each display inch. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a better processing power than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE captures better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a bigger camera aperture, a way higher 48 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a much larger back camera sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a little longer battery performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 3070mAh battery size.
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