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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-04-28 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 421.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 6 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, getting a global score of 76.5 against 72.4. Although Xiaomi Mi 6 is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it is notably heavier and thicker. The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a way higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a greater pixels count in each inch in the screen and a little bigger screen. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi 6 captures greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3350mAh of battery capacity.
Although Xiaomi Mi 6 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy the Xiaomi Mi 6, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Samsung Galaxy A5, resigning a couple features and specifications.
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