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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-07 | 2015-08-21 |
| 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, with a general score of 80.2 against 79. Samsung Galaxy Note5 is an notably older device than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, but Samsung made it lighter and somewhat thinner. Galaxy Note5 counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2560px resolution and a higher screen density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 processing cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a better camera than Galaxy Note5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S also has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a much bigger sensor and a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because it has a 5020mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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