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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-01-15 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, getting a global score of 80.3 against 78.1. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7's construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, but it's notably heavier. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a much better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little greater display density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 captures better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution, better 120 fps video frame rate, a much bigger camera sensor providing a much better image quality and a larger aperture.
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