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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-10-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2712 x 1220 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 444 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MT6895Z (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G610 MC6 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.6 inches (1/1.67") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is a bit better than Xiaomi 12T's 75.5 global score. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A5 (2017) is extremely older than the Xiaomi 12T, it's body is just a bit thinner and lighter. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi 12T, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a much smaller display and a quite worse pixels density. The Xiaomi 12T features a quite bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi 12T captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a larger aperture to take better photos in low light environments. The Xiaomi 12T counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67 percent more battery capacity.
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