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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, with a 75.8 score against 75.6. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4, giving some extra features. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro body is a lot newer and just a little bit thinner, but a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density. Galaxy S5 Active counts with a bit better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has less cpu cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro features a little bit better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a way lower video definition and a back-facing camera with a much worse 12 megapixels resolution. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 128 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 43% greater battery capacity.
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