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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-11-23 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.22 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.42 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.24 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 Redmi Note 6 Pro is just a bit better than Galaxy A5, having a overall score of 77.2 against 72.4. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro construction is a lot newer, but notably thicker and a lot heavier than the Galaxy A5. These devices include Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, providing you some additional features and performance enhancements.
Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and 4 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics co-processor. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro has a little sharper display than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2280px, a higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a larger screen.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5, although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a less megapixels back facing camera. Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro features much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 2300mAh.
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