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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-27 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 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 |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 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 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a global score of 80.2 against 76.7. The Galaxy Note5 is an way older phone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but it is lighter and a little bit thinner anyway. The Galaxy Note5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a better pixels amount per inch of screen.
Galaxy Note5 features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 128 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a back camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a way bigger sensor and a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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