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Global Score
85.776.4
Basic Information
SamsungXiaomi
Android 5.0Android 6.0 Marshmallow
2015-04-102016-09-29
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches
4.66 ounces5.11 ounces
Black, Gold, Green and WhiteGold, Gray, Pink and Silver
Aluminium and GlassMetal
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 950.00$ 345.00
Display / Screen
5.1 inches5.2 inches
1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K)1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD)
Super AMOLEDIPS LCD
576 pixels per inch424 pixels per inch
--600 cd/m2 brightness
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
9.98.7
Performance
Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset
64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processorKryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor
3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM4 GB RAM
Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPUAdreno 530 GPU
10.089
Storage
128 GB internal memory128 GB internal memory
No SD card slotNo SD card slot
10.110.1
Camera
16.00 MP + 5.00 MP12.00 MP + 4.00 MP
f/1.90 aperturef/2.00 aperture
28.00mm focal length--
0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor
3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution
--1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video
8.479.68
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile Hotspot--
LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA
Nano SIMNano SIM, Dual SIM
6.75.5
Battery Life
2600mAh Battery3200mAh Li - Ion Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
Wireless Charging--
4.565.2
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.1Bluetooth 4.2
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Infra-red port--
Fingerprint ID ScannerFingerprint ID Scanner
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having a general score of 85.7 against 76.4. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge construction is thinner and a little lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, although it was released about 18 months before. These devices include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has an older 5.0 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Galaxy S6 Edge features a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor, a greater number of cores and an extra GPU.

The Xiaomi Mi 5s takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a way less MP resolution camera in the back, a tinier diafragm aperture and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor. Xiaomi Mi 5s features as much storage capacity to install games and applications as Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.

Xiaomi Mi 5s features improved battery duration than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.

Although Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xiaomi Mi 5s. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Xiaomi Mi 5s, letting go some features and specs.




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