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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-05-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with an 80.8 score against 72.4. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has the older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Even though Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it's incredibly heavier and a lot thicker.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. Galaxy A5 has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, although it has a really smaller screen, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and way lesser pixels per screen inch.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a much better 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
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