It’s easy to compare Chinese Xiaomi, the company behind the Mi4, to its American rival Apple, as its products seem to be inspired by them. But when it comes to specs, the Mi4 looks closer to the Samsung Galaxy S5. So which is the best between Mi4 and S5?
When you take these smartphones in your hands, the first thing that catches your eye is of course the screens of the two devices. In this domain, on one side we have an IPS screen on the Mi 4 and an AMOLED screen for the S5..
IPS (In-Plane Switching) is actually a simple improvement of LCD technology that has hitherto been fitted to most electronic equipment on the market. In fact, it was the answer to the question of how to have better reaction times, for example, to provide a better gaming experience.
The technology also improves the viewing angle, reproduces colors better and delivers clearer images. However IPS displays also have a major drawback: They require a stronger backlight, so they consume more energy.…
AMOLED technology (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) takes a radically different approach to LCD displays. Here it is pixels that emit light if necessary – no need for backlighting. All in all, these are battery-efficient displays. But this is not their only advantage: they can view the contrast without comparison, deep blacks and very wide viewing angles.
On the other hand, they have the disadvantage of being slightly less bright than LCD screens, and since this technology is based on organic compounds, the latter degrades over time – which means, color rendering will gradually deteriorate. Images are also slightly less sharp (432ppi for S5, 441ppi for Mi4).
When you turn on the machine, you discover that the Mi 4 is running natively under Miui V6 based on Android 4.4.3 and runs against Android 4.4.2 KitKat with TouchWiz overlay for the S5 and contains a lot of “bloatware” and therefore slows down. performance.
In both cases we have Quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.5 GHzAccompanied by the Adreno 330 GPU, the Xiaomi Mi4 has 3GB of RAM versus 2GB for its rival.
At the internal memory level, base devices both have 16GB by default. However, we note:Lack of Micro SD slot on Mi4 therefore, it will not allow storage capacities to be increased as needed.
From the cameras’ point of view, we have two quite different situations. Let’s start with the rear camera: in the Mi4 we have a 13 megapixel sensor with optics with an aperture of f / 1.8. S5 has 16 megapixels and f/2.2 aperture – this should make it possible to take nice pictures, but less bright than the Mi4.
In both cases we can shoot 4K video but as we’ve seen, Memory in Xiaomi Mi4 can quickly become an issue – If you’re still going to do a lot of videos, there’s a 64GB version that’s fine to choose from. On the front, the Xiaomi Mi4 has a very accurate 8-megapixel sensor, while the Galaxy S5 is satisfied with a surprisingly small 2-megapixel for a device on this foot.
In terms of connectivity, we have 4g, wifi, bluetooth in both cases – more in-depth testing will be required to really decide between devices in this space. Not surprisingly, both devices are equipped with GPS, which has become completely standard.
The last point of our comparison: the battery. Xiaomi Mi4 comes with a “minimum 3000 mAh” battery. This remark surprised us, especially since the Mi 4’s display, as we have seen, is very energy-intensive. On the contrary, we have a 2800 mAh battery.on a device that consumes less power overall.
Xiaomi does not declare official autonomy. In case of problems, it is not possible to replace the battery yourself. In turn, Samsung announced a reliable autonomy of up to 10 hours with heavy use and 21 hours on 3G, and its battery is replaceable.
So the two phones look equal in many ways and The choice between the two will largely depend on how you are going to use it.. However, the AMOLED technology, the presence of a Micro SD slot and the build quality (especially the build quality of the non-replaceable battery in the Mi4) all play in our opinion in favor of the Samsung Galaxy. Q5.
And you, Mi4 and S5, which phone do you prefer?
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