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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is much better than the Xiaomi Mi-3, getting an 80.2 score against 71.6. Galaxy Note5 is a a bit thinner but heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi-3. Xiaomi Mi-3 features a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU.
Xiaomi Mi-3 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a just a bit worse display pixels density, a little smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px. Samsung Galaxy Note5 has as much storage capacity to install applications and games as the Xiaomi Mi-3, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi-3 features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3050mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Note5 has a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a back camera with more mega pixels, a larger diafragm aperture and a much better (4K) video quality.
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