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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| 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 Plus is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 78.1 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is just a bit heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse pixel density, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus also counts with a little larger screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has lesser cpu cores , it also counts with 3 GB more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus takes a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a worse resolution camera in the back and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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