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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s has a global score of 76.4, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 global score. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 5s and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) were only released with a couple of months difference, the Xiaomi Mi 5s design is incredibly lighter but just a little bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017).
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a sharper display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi 5s also counts with a little bit greater display pixel density. The Xiaomi Mi 5s's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in Galaxy A7 (2017), because although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has 4 less processing cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures and videos and a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bigger storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3200mAh.
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