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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-02-05 |
| 6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 444.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M20 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi Note 3, with a 78.9 score against 75.3. The Galaxy M20 design is newer than Xiaomi Mi Note 3's, although it's thicker and somewhat heavier. These devices use Android operating system, but the Galaxy M20 has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy M20, although it has a quite smaller screen, a quite worse pixels amount per inch of display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px. The Galaxy M20 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M20, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy M20 has a way better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi Note 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 3 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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