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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-11-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 516.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a global score of 76 against 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 body is a little bit thinner but a little heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017), and both were only released 2 months apart. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a bit better display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1080 x 1920px resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a little better pixels density. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A5 (2017) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a much worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a back-facing camera with way less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and video. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity.
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