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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-02-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| 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 | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco X2 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 79.3 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Poco X2's body is newer, but a lot heavier and somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xiaomi Poco X2 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a quite greater pixel count in each inch in the display. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Poco X2 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. The Xiaomi Poco X2 has a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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