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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2018-02-22 | 2014-09-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note4 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, having a 77.6 score against 74.4. The Galaxy Note4 is a much older and a bit thicker device than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, but Samsung made it just a bit lighter anyway. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Note4 has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, and although they both have a F2.2 diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note4 also has a lot better (4K) video resolution and a much better 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 also has 32 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 has superior battery duration than Galaxy Note4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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