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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a score of 80.8, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is a a lot newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G and Galaxy A5 (2017) have similar displays, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has more RAM. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a bigger aperture to capture better images in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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