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| Global Score | |
| 88.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-24 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.50 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Titanium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2250 x 2088 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 389 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Alpha is better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting an 88.9 score against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha body is notably newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's extremely thicker and notably heavier. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display, it also counts with a lot higher 2088 x 2250 resolution and a lot larger screen. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger aperture to take better low light images and videos, a way higher 108 MP resolution back camera and a lot better video definition.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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