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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-03 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Google Pixel 3a has a general score of 78.8, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 score. The Google Pixel 3a is a a lot newer phone than the Xiaomi Mi 5c, although it's just a little heavier and thicker. Both phones we are comparing here include Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Pixel 3a has older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat.
Xiaomi Mi 5c has just a bit better performance than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Google Pixel 3a features a display that's just as good as Xiaomi Mi 5c's display, although the Google Pixel 3a also has a little bit bigger display, a little bit better count of pixels in each inch in the display and a slightly better 1080 x 2220px resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 5c and Google Pixel 3a both have very similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity. Google Pixel 3a counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3a also has a larger diafragm aperture and a back-facing camera with a better resolution.
The Google Pixel 3a counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 5 percent larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a is also cheaper than the Xiaomi Mi 5c.
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