Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Xiaomi Mi 5c Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Xiaomi Mi 5c
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Mar 03, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2860 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Feb 28, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$218

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches
144.4 x 69.7 x 7.1 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g 4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 72.69% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Xiaomi Surge S1
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-T860 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2860 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg
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