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Xiaomi Mi 5
Mi 4s| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 5.75 ounces |
| -- | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 419.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is better than Xiaomi Mi 5's 73.7 global score. Xiaomi Mi 5 has a bit better screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a little inferior number of pixels per display inch, a little bit worse 2560 x 1440 resolution and a little bit smaller display. The Galaxy S9's processor is just as good as Xiaomi Mi 5's CPU, because although the Galaxy S9 has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S9 has a very superior memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S9 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 features greater battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest one.
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