Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2020-05-20 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 283.00 |
| 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 805 APQ8084 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC2 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 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 10.02 |
| 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Galaxy S5 Plus is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, having a overall score of 78.1 against 76.6. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy S5 Plus has newer 4.4.2 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, so it gives a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy S5 Plus is an much older phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but it is just a little thinner and incredibly lighter anyway.
The Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit better processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a just a bit better quantity of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a larger aperture to capture better photography in low light situations, a way larger back camera sensor which provides a lot better photo and video quality and a lot more megapixels back camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has 64 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 5020mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S5 Plus is also cheap compared to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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