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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Mi 9T has a score of 82.2, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Note5's 80.2 global score. Xiaomi Mi 9T's body is noticeably newer, but thicker and heavier than Galaxy Note5. Galaxy Note5 features a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality, a bigger aperture to take better low light images and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has improved battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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