Samsung Galaxy Note 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy Note 9:

  OLED

  Mi 5:

  LCD

• Weight

  Mi 5: 72 g lighter

  Galaxy Note 9:

  201 g

  Mi 5:

  129 g

• Width

  Mi 5: 7.2 mm narrower

  Galaxy Note 9:

  76.4 mm

  Mi 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Mi 5: 1.25 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy Note 9:

  6.4 in

  Mi 5:

  5.15 in

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy Note 9:

  Dual

  Mi 5:

  Single

• Depth

  Mi 5: 1.5 mm thinner

  Galaxy Note 9:

  8.8 mm

  Mi 5:

  7.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy Note 9

   Height:

   161.9 mm +17.3 mm versus Mi 5

   Width:

   76.4 mm +7.2 mm versus Mi 5

   Depth:

   8.8 mm +1.5 mm versus Mi 5

2. 2. Mi 5

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy Note 9

   Screen diagonal:

   6.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   104 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Galaxy Note 9 has approximately 42.2% more rectangular screen area than Mi 5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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