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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2021-01-18 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T, having an 80.2 score against 78.2. The Galaxy Note5 is an noticeably older device than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T, but Samsung managed to make it notably thinner and somewhat lighter anyway. Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit superior processor than Xiaomi Redmi 9T. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch of screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T takes clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also has a back camera with a much higher resolution, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a way higher photo and video quality and a larger aperture.
Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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