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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi-3, getting a general score of 75.8 against 71.6. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s design is a little bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Xiaomi Mi-3. Xiaomi Mi-3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has lesser RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Xiaomi Mi-3 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, the Xiaomi Mi-3 also counts with a quite greater pixel density. The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi-3, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger aperture and a camera with a higher resolution.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Mi-3 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 2 percent bigger battery capacity.
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