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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| -- | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 5.22 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 419.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 565 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone SE (2020) is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 5, getting a general score of 81.5 against 73.7. The iPhone SE (2020) comes with iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Mi 5 counts with Android OS. Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone SE (2020) also counts with 2 more processing cores (but slower) and a 64-bits processor.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 has a more vivid display than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440, a much better display pixel density and a quite larger display. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) counts with a way better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5, although it has a much less megapixels resolution camera, they both have a same size aperture.
Xiaomi Mi 5 and iPhone SE (2020) feature very similar storage to store more apps and games, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Mi 5 has a much longer battery duration than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 3600mAh battery size instead of 1821mAh.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest.
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