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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) vs Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 edge , Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.99", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inch 5.99" inch
Screen area 71.5 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.7% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 577 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 5 MP
DxOMark Main Score 82
DxOMark Photo 81
DxOMark Video 83
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); TouchWiz UI Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 506
External memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 83256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1292
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4051
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2943
Antutu 8 score 93658
GeekBench 4 Battery 1586
GeekBench 5 Single Core 243
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 921
General specs Release date 2015, March 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.1 Х 70.1 Х 7 mm 158.5 Х 75.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight 132 g 180 g
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 380 EUR 160 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India  LTE band 1(2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Versions: G925F (Global), G925FQ (Turkey), G925I (LATAM, India, Australia), G925A (AT&T), G925T (T-Mobile), G925S/K/L (Korea), G9250 (China, HK) Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Charging 5V/2A 10W - Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 edge
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
  • Screen 5.99"
  • External memory microSD GB