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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3400mAh 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 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is better than Galaxy A5, having an 83.3 score against 72.4. Both devices we are comparing work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has older 10 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Xiaomi Mi 8's design is noticeably newer, but extremely heavier and thicker than the Galaxy A5.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a greater pixel density, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels and a larger screen. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much better storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 48 percent bigger battery capacity.
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