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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.77 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, having a overall score of 75.8 against 75.7. The Galaxy A5 (2017) construction has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but it's lighter. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with way more mega pixels. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67 percent greater battery size.
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