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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a global score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is a a little lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but both are equally thin. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017). Both of them have a higher pixel number per inch of display, a screen of the same size and exactly the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with 3 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a lower resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little longer battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 3800mAh battery size.
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