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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-05-17 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi Max is slightly better than the Galaxy A5, with a 77.5 score against 72.4. The Xiaomi Mi Max body is newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it's extremely heavier and thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A5 has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a lower number of cores and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics processor.
The Galaxy A5 counts with just a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi Max, although it has a way smaller display, a quite lower number of pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution. The Xiaomi Mi Max features a lot better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a more mega-pixels back camera and a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi Max features a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 112 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi Max has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity.
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