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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-11-23 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.22 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Metal and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Samsung Galaxy Note5 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, having a overall score of 80.2 against 77.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an much older cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, but it's just a little bit thinner and just a bit lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro has a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro features greater battery performance than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. The Galaxy Note5 shoots a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Galaxy Note5 also counts with a camera with a much higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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