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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.55 x 2.81 x 0.20 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 419.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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) has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5's overall score of 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 5 features a better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xiaomi Mi 5 also has a higher screen density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Xiaomi Mi 5 also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 has superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3000mAh. Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi 5, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photos, they both have a 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
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