Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.1 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-08-13 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass; metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 5 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, having a 79.3 score against 75.8. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy Note 5 has an older 5.1 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Galaxy Note 5 construction is just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it was released many years before.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 5, because it has more cpu cores and more RAM memory. Galaxy Note 5 counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
The Galaxy Note 5 takes better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality, a back camera with a way better resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
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