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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5, having a 75.9 score against 72.4. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with Android operating system, and Galaxy A5 works with Android 4.4.4 operating system. Although the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is much newer than the Galaxy A5, it is much heavier and thicker.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2244 resolution, a greater screen pixel density and a larger display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3120mAh battery capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality.
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