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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-09-29 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note4 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having a 77.6 score against 76.4. Despite being the best in this comparison review, Galaxy Note4 is an extremely older, just a little thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 5s. The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a CPU that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note4 one, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has 4 less processing cores , it also counts with more RAM.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note4, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a just a bit less pixels per inch of display and a little bit smaller display. The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note4, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Note4 has a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a tinier back camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and images, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy Note4 also counts with a back camera with much more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Mi 5s's battery duration is very similar to Samsung Galaxy Note4's battery duration, although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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