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| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 4.4 |
| 2020-08-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.49 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches | 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Midnight Gray, Sunrise Orange and Twilight Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G35 MT6765G chipset | Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset |
| Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 7.59 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 10 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S5 mini is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi 9C, having a general score of 71.3 against 69.5. Although the Galaxy S5 mini is older and just a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Redmi 9C, it's construction is still extremely lighter. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Galaxy S5 mini has an older 4.4 version while Xiaomi Redmi 9C has Android 10 version.
The Xiaomi Redmi 9C counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini features a sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi 9C, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel quantity in each inch of display.
The Galaxy S5 mini counts with just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi 9C, because although it has just 16 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 64 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi 9C has a much better battery performance than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a 138% more battery size.
Xiaomi Redmi 9C takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi 9C also has a camera with much more megapixels.
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini and the Xiaomi Redmi 9C cost exactly the same.
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