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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-02-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 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
The Xiaomi Poco X2 is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having a general score of 79.3 against 75.8. Xiaomi Poco X2's body is noticeably newer, but thicker and a lot heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xiaomi Poco X2 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels in each display inch. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Poco X2 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution. Xiaomi Poco X2 has a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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