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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-04-07 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a global score of 79, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy C5's 76.4 score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's design is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy C5's, but it's much heavier and incredibly thicker. These devices include Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Galaxy C5 features a screen that's just as good as Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's screen, because although the Galaxy C5 has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a little faster CPU than Galaxy C5. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy C5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a much longer battery duration than Galaxy C5, because it has 5020mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy C5, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and video, a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot better video resolution.
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