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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-01-18 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Daybreak purple and Nightfall black |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T is much better than Galaxy A5, having a general score of 83 against 72.4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T's body is incredibly newer, but notably thicker and way heavier than Galaxy A5. Both devices in this review use Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has older 10 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy A5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, although it has a much lower number of pixels in each inch of screen, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720 and a much smaller screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more processing cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T has a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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