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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2016-03-11 | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 576 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, with a 79.5 score against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy S7 design is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. Galaxy S7 has a much more vibrant screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a better pixel density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Galaxy S7 both feature incredibly similar processing units, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy S7 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the Galaxy S7 also has a way bigger camera aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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