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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-19 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 350 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.2 | 4.96 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Max 3's overall score of 74.9. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, but it's notably lighter. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better number of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with a much worse resolution, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 also has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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