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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | Android 11 |
| -- | 2021-08-11 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| -- | 9.56 ounces |
| -- | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 419.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 8.25 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a lot better than the Xiaomi Mi 5, with a 90.6 score against 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 5 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 2560 x 1440, it also counts with a way better pixels count per inch of display.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has just a bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi 5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 9 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores.
Xiaomi Mi 5 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 16 megapixels resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and videos. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 features longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5, because it has a 22 percent more battery capacity.
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