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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-11-27 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Cool blue, Power black and Yellow |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco M3 has a score of 78.2, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's general score of 75.6. Xiaomi Poco M3's body is incredibly newer, but a bit thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Poco M3 has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has lesser processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Galaxy S5 Active features a much better looking display than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little greater display pixels density.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a way higher 48 MP resolution back camera. Xiaomi Poco M3 features much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 has a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Xiaomi Poco M3 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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