Xiaomi Mi MIX vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Xiaomi Mi MIX Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Released · Nov 04, 2016
Released · Jan 13, 2017
6.4-inch · 2040x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
4400 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2016 Jan 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$590

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 3.22 x 0.31 inches
158.8 x 81.9 x 7.9 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g 5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.16% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
2040x1080px, 361 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2340 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/256GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4400 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1 μm
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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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