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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-03 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5c, getting a general score of 79.5 against 72.4. Even though the Galaxy S7 is better than Xiaomi Mi 5c, it must be noted that it is also older, just a little bit thicker and heavier. Galaxy S7 counts with a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy S7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of 2200 MHz cores. Galaxy S7 has more storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 200 GB.
Galaxy S7 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video resolution, the Galaxy S7 also has a much larger aperture for better low-light images and videos.
Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2860mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy S7 is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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