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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-12-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 is much better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having a global score of 85.5 against 76.4. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A51 has the older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Samsung Galaxy A51's design is way newer and a little thinner, but somewhat heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5s.
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, because although it has a little bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels density. Galaxy A51 features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A51 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A51 has a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy A51 also has a greater number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy A51 counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A51 also has a bigger back camera sensor capturing better quality photos and a much better resolution back camera.
Galaxy A51 features superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
The Galaxy A51 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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