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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a general score of 76.4, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Even though Xiaomi Mi 5s and Galaxy A5 (2017) were only released with a few months difference, the Xiaomi Mi 5s construction is just a little thicker but a little lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2017). Both of them have a display of the same size, the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920px and the same pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and the Xiaomi Mi 5s feature really similar processing units, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has 4 less processing cores , it also counts with more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a greater memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light images and videos and a back-facing camera with a much lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a little better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3200mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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