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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-07-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 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 + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi A2 has an overall score of 78, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. Even though Xiaomi Mi A2 is a lot newer than Galaxy A5, it's thicker and much heavier. The Samsung Galaxy A5 has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi A2, although it has way lesser pixels per inch of screen, a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a quite smaller display.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a way higher video quality. Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3010mAh battery size.
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