Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Blue, Gray and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi A3, with a general score of 80.2 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy Note5's body is just a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Mi A3, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Galaxy Note5 has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a lot better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note5 has a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A3. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a superior camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has longer battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4030mAh battery size.
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