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| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-27 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Cool blue, Power black and Yellow | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 610 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Poco M3, getting an 80.2 score against 78.2. The Galaxy Note5 body is somewhat lighter and incredibly thinner than the Xiaomi Poco M3, despite of the fact that it was released 5 years before. Galaxy Note5 has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Poco M3. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM. The Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a back facing camera with much more megapixels, a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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