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| Global Score | |
| 78 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-07-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 5s Plus is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi A2, having a 78.1 score against 78. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus construction has the same weight than Xiaomi Mi A2, but it's a little bit thicker. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Mi A2, although it has a just a bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, a bit smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has as much memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as Xiaomi Mi A2, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. Xiaomi Mi A2 has a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have a 6 GB RAM memory, the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has more processing cores (although they are slower).
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity against 3010mAh. Xiaomi Mi A2 shoots slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution and a worse video definition, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a better image quality and a bigger aperture.
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