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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.3 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a global score of 75.8, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's 75.8 global score. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A5 (2017) is older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, it's body is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a processor that's just as good as the Galaxy A5 (2017) one, and although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher pixels number per screen inch. Galaxy A5 (2017) captures a little bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and video and a way more megapixels camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro features a greater storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has improved battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% more battery size.
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