Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-02-14 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| $ 145.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.02 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C5 is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, getting a overall score of 76.4 against 71.8. Both devices we compare here have the same Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS (operating system), so both should provide the user very similar OS features. Even though the Galaxy C5 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X were released only a couple months apart, the Galaxy C5 is extremely thinner and lighter.
Galaxy C5 has a screen that's very similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X one, because although the Galaxy C5 has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels number in each inch in the screen. Galaxy C5 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 128 GB, the Galaxy C5 also has 64 GB internal memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X counts with a little better performance than Galaxy C5, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy C5 features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy C5 also has a bigger aperture and a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 4100mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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