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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2018-11-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.69 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Green | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super 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 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 3200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Mix 3 is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a score of 83.8 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 body is newer, but just a little bit thicker and extremely heavier than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a larger screen.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 features a bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with way less mega pixels, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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