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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2021-03-27 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Arctic white, Deep Ocean blue and Night black |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4520mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Poco F3 is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having an 87.3 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Poco F3 is a somewhat heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but both of them have the same thickness. Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little worse pixel density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a larger display.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 features more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Poco F3 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Poco F3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Poco F3 features a way better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and videos, a back-facing camera with a much better resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution. Xiaomi Poco F3 has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4520mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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