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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2015-08-21 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having a general score of 80.2 against 75.9. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a a bit heavier device than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, but both of them are 0.3inches thick. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little sharper display than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a just a little worse display pixels density and a bit lower 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's memory for games and applications is very similar to the Galaxy Note5 one, they have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 3120mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking lower quality videos and pictures, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
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