Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) vs Xiaomi Mi 5 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

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Xiaomi Mi 5

Xiaomi Mi 5

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Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) or Xiaomi Mi 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) Xiaomi Mi 5
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Release date 2016, February 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in 144.6 x 69.2 x 7.3 mm | 5.69 x 5.69 x 2.72 in
Weight 152 g | 5.36 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum Black, White, Gold, Ceramic
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 320 EUR 240 EUR
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 5.15" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 73.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 73.1%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 428 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, 4-axis OIS, PDAF
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 2µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) - Standard edition
-Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Prime & Pro edition
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM - Pro edition
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - Prime edition
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Standard

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 184482
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 314
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 621
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 549
GeekBench 5 Single Core 343 306
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1154 780
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1606
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3694
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6540
GeekBench 4 Battery 1865

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G930V, G930R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - G930V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800) - G930T 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G930R
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.42 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
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-ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-PMA wireless charging
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: G930A (AT&T, Cricket); G930P (Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile); G930V (Verizon); G930T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); G930R (US Cellular); G930U (Unlock model)

- Pro and Prime editions are China exclusive

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