Global mobile making giant, Samsung has unveiled its much awaited Galaxy S7. As was expected, the latest version of the South Korean company’s flagship smartphone comes fully loaded with high-end features in order to brace itself to be acclaimed as one of the greatest new smartphone launches of the year. The new Galaxy S7 is certainly posed to be a superb new offering from Samsung, but there is also tough market competition from several other impressive new mobile phones.
Here we are looking at, how the new Samsung Galaxy S7 fights with the new Xiaomi Mi5 and which one is fittest to be your new mobile companion. So, here’s a detailed Samsung Galaxy S7 Vs Xiaomi Mi5 comparison:
Design & Built
The new Samsung Galaxy S7 is a true stunner. This flagship model looks and feels like a blue blooded premium smartphone model with its beautifully crafted sleek metal body and aluminum sides. Samsung has long corrected its aesthetic appeal when it comes to its top-end Galaxy smartphone models and this time also it has churned out another charmer which is really impressive. Its new curvaceous design makes it offer great grip, while it feels wonderful in one’s hand.
The camera bump was an annoying anticipation, but the Galaxy S7 though retains a slight bump has made it minimal and thus, can be placed on a flat surfaced without any awkward rocking. So now, the Galaxy fans have nothing to complain about its new design. In short, the charming looking S6 has now become even more alluring in its latest S7 avatar.
The more affordable Xiaomi Mi5 is a simply a irresistible choice for those buyers who have a budget constraint, as the Mi5 is not only good looking, but highly packed with great features as well. The new Xiaomi Mi5 offers a premium design of a sleek and stylish metal and glass built. It comes with glass panels on both sides for a smooth and sleek feel and it’s almost bezel less display looks really impressive. The Xiaomi Mi5 has a smart and neat appeal which looks more sorted than the Galaxy S7. The Mi5 design is thus more simple and clean and offers no-nonsense and ornamentation free good looks.
Display
Display is one of most important feature of any handset and is the largest buy factor for the users. The new Samsung Galaxy S7 phone packs in a 5.1 inch impressive QHD display with a screen resolution of 2,560×1,440 pixels. It is a superbly bright and vivid display which is simply one of the most gorgeous in the current market.
The Xiaomi Mi5 comes with a 5.15 inch screen Full HD 1,080p display. The display is highly crisp and clear with barely there bezel offering a nice edgy look.
Hardware & Performance
The Samsung Galaxy S7 gets powered by a Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8890 processor depending on the market that is supported with an impressive 4GB of RAM. The Galaxy S7 offers excellent smooth performance which is lag free and highly enjoyable. The superb specs should also be able to impress the hardcore gaming enthusiasts and multitasking geeks. The new Galaxy S7 comes in two versions of 32GB and 64GB of built-in memory space, while Samsung is also offering storage expandability through microSD card.
The Mi5 will be coming in three model options and packs in the Snapdragon 820 chipset, which means quick and smooth user experience. The base model of the Mi5 comes packed with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage and comes with 3D glass built. The mid-level model offering offers 3GB of RAM and 64GB of in-built memory. The top model offers 4GB of RAM and a massive 128GB of storage.
Software
The Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone runs on the latest Android version 6.0.1 Marshmallow topped with Samsung’s TouchWiz User Interface that is very similar to the Galaxy S6’s and should offer highly satisfying user experience. The new Xiaomi Mi5 runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the MIUI 7 skin, which is also pretty impressive.
Cameras
Samsung Galaxy S7 comes loaded to advanced camera technology to become a pet of the photo shooting enthusiasts. The primary rear 12 MP snapper is a brilliant shooter of impressively pretty pictures. The very standard Megapixel number doesn’t really count here and the camera performance is simply stunning. The S7’s OIS and dual pixel technology improves the overall camera performance. The device also gets an impressive 5MP front facing camera braced with wide-angle f/1.7 lens which should keep the selfie fanatics happy.
The Xiaomi Mi5 features a good 16 MP primary camera lodged at its back which is claimed to offer detailed images even in low light conditions and offers rapid focus and is braced with 4-axis camera technology. The front facing 4 MP snapper should also offer good selfies if not superb self images.
Battery Backup
The Galaxy S7 makes it better over its predecessor backed by a 3,000 mAh battery. The device’s always-On display saves battery life by keeping only some pixels lighted up to display the time, date and notifications. The Xiaomi Mi5 handset also draws its juice from a 3,000 mAh battery pack that should enable a whole day’s work and play for the users. The real world battery backup of both the smartphone models remains yet to be seen.
Final Words
With the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S7, the South Korean mobile major has turned the spotlight of the world on itself and the new device is expected to take the flagship’s name and fame a step higher.
The Xiaomi Mi5 certainly has the looks, features and specs to be termed as a quality premium smartphone model. The fact that is really impressive about the Xiaomi Mi5 is that it costs almost half the price of that of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Nevertheless, the Samsung Galaxy fans will certainly still go for the S7.