Comparison: xiaomi redmi note vs samsung galaxy s4

After the combat between the newcomer to the Professional Review Xiaomi Redmi Note against the Samsung Galaxy S3, now it will be another terminal of the Galaxy family the one chosen to get on our private ring, this time we refer to the Samsung Galaxy S4. We will observe little by little how we talk about two smartphones with very attractive features, which are backed on the one hand by a large renowned company in the mobile phone market such as Samsung and on the other by another large Chinese company famous for taking out great devices. Low Cost. Let's analyze throughout the article the quality-price ratio of these two colossi of the world of smartphones, surely they will not leave you indifferent. Let's start:

Technical characteristics:

Screens: the Xiaomi has a large size of 5.5 inches and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, reaching 267 dpi. Its IPS technology gives it very bright colors and a great viewing angle. The Samsung Galaxy S4 for its part has a screen of: 4.99 inches and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Its screen is visible even in full sunlight thanks to its super AMOLED technology . It is protected from accidents thanks to the glass manufactured by the company Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Processors: the Xiaomi has two models with different performance: first, we have one that has a Mediatek 6592 Octa-core CPU that runs at 1.4 GHz, accompanied by a Mali-450 graphics chip and 1GB of RAM; The second case is a Smartphone with an eight-core Mediatek 6592 processor, but this time it works at 1.7 Ghz, also accompanied by a Mali-450 GPU and in this case, with twice as much RAM: 2 GB. The Galaxy S4 features a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 SoC running at 1.9 GHz and an Adreno 320 graphics chip. Its RAM memory is 2 GB. The Android operating system in version 4.2.2. We have Jelly Bean on the Galaxy, while MIUI V5 based on 4.2 Jelly Bean accompanies the Redmi Note.

Connectivity: the Xiaomi only has basic connections such as 3G, WiFi or Bluetooth. The Galaxy S4 in addition to all that also has LTE / 4G technology.

Cameras: Both main sensors have 13 megapixels, accompanied in addition to an LED flash. The same does not happen with the front camera, which turns out to be 5 megapixels in the case of the Xiaomi and 2 megapixels if we refer to the Galaxy S4. The two phones make video recordings in Full HD 1080p quality at 30 fps.

Internal memory: in this field, the Samsung model "blatantly eats" the Chinese terminal and that is that the Galaxy has no more and no less than 3 different ROM models on the market: one of 16 GB, another of 32 GB and a last 64GB; while the Xiaomi is paired with a single 16 GB model. Both smartphones have the possibility of expanding their memory capacity thanks to their microSD card slots, up to 32 GB in the case of the Redmi Note and up to 64 GB if we talk about the S4.

Design: the Galaxy S4 measures 136.6 mm high × 69.8 mm wide × 7.9 mm thick and weighs 130 grams, proving to be smaller than the Xiaomi Redmi Note and its 154 mm height x 78.7 mm width x 9.45 mm thickness. Their resistant plastic bodies give them solidity against shocks. The Galaxy S4 is available in blue, white and black, to which will soon be added Arctic Blue, Aurora Red, Mirage Purple, Twilight Pink and Autumn Brown. The Xiaomi is for sale in black for its front and in white for its back.

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Batteries: that of the Chinese model reaches 3, 200 mAh of capacity, compared to 2, 600 mAh that presents the Galaxy S4, which is not small either. Taking into account the rest of the characteristics of these terminals, it is quite likely that the Chinese terminal will have a little more autonomy.

Availability and price:

The Xiaomi is available depending on the model for 160 - 170 euros (in the case of 1.4 GHz and 1 GB of RAM) and hovering around 200 euros in the case of 1.7 GHz and 2 GB of RAM. We can currently find the Galaxy S4 for 379 euros and in black or white on the pccomponentes website.

	Samsung Galaxy s4	Xiaomi Redmi Note
screen	- 4.99 inches superAMOLED	- 5.5 inch IPS
Resolution	- 1920 × 1080 pixels	- 1280 × 720 pixels
Internal memory	- 16GB / 32GB / 64GB (expandable up to 64GB)	- 8 GB model (expandable up to 32 GB)
OS	- Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean	- MIUI V5 (based on Jelly Bean 4.2.1) customized
Battery	- 2600 mAh	- 3200 mAh
Connectivity	- WiFi- Bluetooth - 3G - 4G / LTE	- WiFi 802.11a / b / g / n- Bluetooth 4.0 - 3G - GPS
Rear camera	- 13 MP sensor- LED flash - 1080p video recording at 30 fps	- 13 MP sensor - Autofocus - LED flash - HD 1080P video recording at 30 FPS
Frontal camera	- 2 MP	- 5 MP
Processor	- Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 1.9 Ghz- Adreno 320	- Mediatek MTK6592 Octa-core 1.4 GHz / 1.7 Ghz (Depending on model)
RAM	- 2 GB	- 1 GB / 2 GB (Depending on model)
Dimensions	- 136.6 mm high × 69.8 mm wide × 7.9 mm thick	- 154 mm high x 78.7 mm wide x 9.45 mm thick