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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 430 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 712 SDM712 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.66 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.04 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is better than the Galaxy A5, having an 81.4 score against 72.4. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's body is much newer, but thicker and heavier than Galaxy A5. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4, giving a couple additional features and enhanced performance.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a bigger screen and a higher display pixels density. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional 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 memory. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3070mAh battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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