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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | -- |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a general score of 85.5, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 5's general score of 79.3. Xiaomi Pocophone F1's body is way newer, but just a little heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy Note 5. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has 4 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Note 5 features a much better screen than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels number per screen inch and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels, and they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also counts with a bigger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photographs.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 5, because it has 256 GB internal memory and a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 costs exactly the same than the Galaxy Note 5, making this phone an easy choice.
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