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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-13 | 2020-09-08 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Cobalt blue and Shadow gray |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SM7150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5160mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, getting a global score of 81.6 against 79.3. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has newer 10 version and Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1 version, providing the user a couple additional features. The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC design is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and way heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note 5.
The Galaxy Note 5 features a better looking display than Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a higher display pixels density. The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC features a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same aperture, the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC also has a lot bigger sensor and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC has a superior battery duration than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 5160mAh battery capacity.
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