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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | -- |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3350mAh 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5, getting a 77.7 score against 72.4. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has 8.1 Oreo version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. Despite being the best phone in this review, Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite's construction is much heavier and thicker than Galaxy A5.
Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, although it has a way worse screen pixel density, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a really smaller screen. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a less mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a much better memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3350mAh battery capacity.
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