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| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-16 | 2019-01-15 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 502 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy S10 5G is much better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, getting a global score of 93.6 against 80.3. The Galaxy S10 5G design is just a little heavier but a little bit thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and they were released only 4 months apart. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S10 5G features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has a higher 1440 x 3040px resolution, a quite larger screen and a bit more pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much better camera than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also counts with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a much bigger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and better 120 frames per second video frame rates.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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