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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.9 |
| 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 | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Purple and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.68 |
| 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 XL is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c, getting a score of 78.9 against 72.4. Google Pixel 3a XL's body is noticeably newer than Xiaomi Mi 5c's, although it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Google Pixel 3a XL has the previous 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat version.
Xiaomi Mi 5c features just a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels quantity per inch of screen. Xiaomi Mi 5c counts with a little faster processor than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Google Pixel 3a XL takes slightly better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a back camera with more mega pixels and a bigger aperture. The Google Pixel 3a XL and Xiaomi Mi 5c have very similar storage for games and applications, both of them have the same 64 GB internal memory.
Google Pixel 3a XL has longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also a lot cheaper, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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