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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 12 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2022-07-21 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Metal |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 431 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.12 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is slightly better than the Google Pixel 6a, getting a 78.1 score against 76.4. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is way older than the Google Pixel 6a, it's construction is thinner and a bit lighter. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version and Google Pixel 6a has Android 12 version, offering a couple additional features.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a much powerful CPU than Google Pixel 6a, although it has 2 less processing cores (but faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a little smaller display, a quite worse pixel density and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Google Pixel 6a shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a less MP resolution back-facing camera and a lower (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with as much memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Google Pixel 6a, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory.
Google Pixel 6a counts with just a little better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has 4410mAh of battery capacity.
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