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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-10-20 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 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 | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, getting an 84.2 score against 76.4. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) is a incredibly newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Xiaomi Mi 5s, but it's also heavier. Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a slightly better screen than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) has a bit superior processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A7 (2018) has a little better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 3 percent bigger battery capacity. Galaxy A7 (2018) takes slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a tinier sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A7 (2018) also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
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