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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Max has a general score of 77.5, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's overall score of 75.6. The Xiaomi Mi Max design is newer and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's, although it is also heavier. The Galaxy S5 Active has a little faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
Galaxy S5 Active has a better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a much smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with more pixels per inch in the display. Xiaomi Mi Max has a superior camera than Galaxy S5 Active. They have the same (4K) video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Mi Max has a very superior storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Mi Max has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 4850mAh battery capacity.
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