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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-10-10 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 614.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 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 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is much better than Galaxy A5, getting a overall score of 81.2 against 72.4. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 design is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5's, although it is way heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy A5 features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, although it has a little bit smaller display, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and way less pixels per screen inch.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 features a little better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 48% more battery size. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 takes way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Although Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, else you can save some money and get the Galaxy A5, giving up a couple specifications.
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