Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-03-11 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a score of 78.1, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s's score of 76.4. These devices come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version, counting with some nice extra features and optimized performance. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge body is a bit heavier but a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, and they were only released with a couple of months difference.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s has a bit better display than Galaxy S7 edge, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse 1080 x 1920 resolution. Xiaomi Mi 5s has a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s and Galaxy S7 edge have incredibly similar processors, both of them have 4 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy S7 edge takes clearer videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a tinier sensor, and they both have a camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy S7 edge also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better images and videos in poorly lited situations.
Galaxy S7 edge counts with a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest.
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