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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 5.61 ounces | -- |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 81 score against 75.8. Xiaomi 12S Ultra's design is notably lighter and extremely thinner than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a much better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a just a bit better number of pixels per screen inch, a larger screen and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3200px.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a way better processing power than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 60 percent bigger battery size. Xiaomi 12S Ultra shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a way better video resolution.
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