Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-12 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A1, with a 75.8 score against 75. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) body is just a little lighter but just a bit thicker than the Xiaomi Mi A1, and both of them were released with only a couple of months difference. Xiaomi Mi A1 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi A1 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower quantity of pixels per inch of screen, and they both have exactly the same 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Xiaomi Mi A1 also counts with a little bigger screen. The Xiaomi Mi A1 has much more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A1 also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi A1 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3080mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Xiaomi Mi A1 shoots clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way worse resolution camera and a smaller aperture which is worse for taking pictures or video in low light situations, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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