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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.1 |
| 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 | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.76 |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has an overall score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is a newer phone than the Galaxy A5, but it is extremely heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has 6.0 Marshmallow version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A5, because it has a bit bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 and more pixels per inch in the screen. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus's processor is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A5's CPU, because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3800mAh battery size.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have a back camera with a 13 mega-pixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus also has a way higher video quality.
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