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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2019-03-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Purple | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 9 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 83.2 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 9 construction is notably newer and a little thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it is a little bit heavier. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse pixel number in each inch of display, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a larger display.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 9 has a bit better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 10 percent more battery size. The Xiaomi Mi 9 takes a lot better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video definition, a larger camera aperture to capture better photos in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
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