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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-07-24 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Blue, Gray and White |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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 A3 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, with a general score of 79.2 against 72.4. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi A3 has the older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Xiaomi Mi A3 is a notably newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5, although it's much thicker and way heavier.
Xiaomi Mi A3's processing unit is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A5's CPU, because although the Xiaomi Mi A3 has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and faster) and a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a much better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, it also counts with a little higher pixel count in each display inch.
Xiaomi Mi A3 has a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 112 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a greater camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a much better (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 75% greater battery capacity.
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