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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Red |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 Pocophone F1 is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a global score of 85.5 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is somewhat thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher 1080 x 2246 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has more internal memory. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, and they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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