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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2019-09-24 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is much better than Galaxy Note5, with an 88.9 score against 80.2. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha design is notably newer, but much thicker and a lot heavier than the Galaxy Note5. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels number per inch of screen. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a way bigger sensor, a larger diafragm aperture and a way higher resolution camera.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Note5, because it has 512 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Note5, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity.
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