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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-06-17 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Metal 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 |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a global score of 82.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 9T's body is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's heavier and somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Mi 9T features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also has a greater amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9T has just a bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. The Xiaomi Mi 9T features a bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has greater battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Mi 9T has a very superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back camera with a way higher resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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