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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-20 | 2019-09-27 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy Fold is a lot better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting a score of 97.6 against 80.8. Both devices in this review come with Android OS, but Galaxy Fold has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has Android 11 version. The Galaxy Fold is an older and heavier device than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, but Samsung managed to build it much thinner anyway.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a bit sharper display than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 2400px resolution, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density. Samsung Galaxy Fold has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has 448 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy Fold counts with a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy Fold also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G takes slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy Fold, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking photographs and/or video in poorly lited environments and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a way bigger sensor and a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because it has a 14 percent larger battery size.
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