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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-01-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 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 | 4000mAh 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is much better than the Galaxy A5, getting an 80.3 score against 72.4. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 construction is way newer, but incredibly heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy A5. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, although it has a lot worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, a lot lower count of pixels in each inch of display and a really smaller display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 counts with a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a lot better camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a camera in the back with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution and faster video frame rates.
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