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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2015-08-21 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| 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 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a score of 80.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 6's general score of 76.5. Even being the best in this review, Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an older, just a bit thicker and just a little heavier device than Xiaomi Mi 6. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit better display than Galaxy Note5, although it has a little bit smaller display, a much lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with just a little better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3350mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not good for taking pictures and video in low light environments, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a way more mega pixels camera in the back and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
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