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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-19 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 350 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a global score of 80.2, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 3's 74.9 score. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 design is way lighter and just a bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi Max 3, even though it was released 3 years before. Galaxy Note5 counts with a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels number per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Max 3. They have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 captures slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a smaller sensor taking worse quality videos and photographs, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same video frame rate and the same diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note5 also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 counts with a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity.
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