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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2017-04-28 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 6 has a global score of 76.5, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 6 and Galaxy A5 (2017) were only released 3 months apart, Xiaomi Mi 6's construction is a little heavier but a little thinner than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 6 features a little better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 6 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A5 (2017). Both of them have a screen of the same size, an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920px and the same screen density. The Xiaomi Mi 6 has more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 6 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better low light images and videos and a lot higher video quality. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3350mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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