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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-03-06 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 9 has an overall score of 83.2, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a incredibly newer and a bit thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's also a bit heavier. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little inferior pixel number per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger display.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with more memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has just a little better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Mi 9 shoots greater photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography, a way more megapixels back facing camera and a much better (4K) video definition.
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