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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminium | Glass and Plastic |
| -- | 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 | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is a incredibly newer device than the Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's noticeably heavier and extremely thicker.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's processing unit is just as good as the Galaxy A5 one, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A5 has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720, a really smaller display and a way worse pixels count per screen inch. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 74 percent greater battery capacity.
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