Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-12 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A1's global score of 75. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has older 11 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 design is incredibly newer, but a bit heavier and thicker than the Xiaomi Mi A1.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 and the Galaxy XCover 5 feature quite similar CPUs, they have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. Xiaomi Mi A1 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has more pixels per display inch, a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a quite bigger display.
The Xiaomi Mi A1 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse resolution and a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Xiaomi Mi A1 counts with a little better battery performance than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 3080mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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