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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | 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 9 SE has an overall score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5 Active's score of 75.6. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4, providing you a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE design is extremely newer, thinner and just a little lighter than Galaxy S5 Active.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active and Xiaomi Mi 9 SE both feature extremely similar processors, because although the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more processing cores (although they are slower). Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE takes a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE also has a much more MP camera in the back. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3070mAh of battery capacity.
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