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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 5s is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, with a overall score of 76.4 against 72.4. The Xiaomi Mi 5s body is newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 5s has 6.0 Marshmallow version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xiaomi Mi 5s features a little bit better display than Galaxy A5, because it has a little larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, and they both have 4 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy A5 also counts with a GPU and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a back camera with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
Although Xiaomi Mi 5s is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy A5. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can get Galaxy A5, giving up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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