Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2017 2020, April 8 August 2020
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April Coming Soon - August 2020
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 9,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Various Space Blue, Mint Green, Matte Black, Sunrise Flare
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
- 163.3 x 77 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight - - 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
- Fingerprint Sensor
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface - One UI 2.0 MIUI 11
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen HD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
400 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.5 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% - 83.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
panorama, HDR
13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -