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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 88.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-24 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 8.50 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black |
| -- | Titanium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2250 x 2088 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 389 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 108.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is much better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, with an 88.9 score against 77.8. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha design is much newer than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport's, but it is thicker and extremely heavier. These devices come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a much lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has much more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a little better performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has a 45% greater battery size.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha shoots slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a way better resolution back-facing camera, a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos and video and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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