Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 5 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Samsung
Announced February 2016 September 2015 July 2015
Status Available - March 2016 Available - September 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3D Curved Glass Body - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 530 - Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.01% 67.51% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Real-tone Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2915 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 24 h (3G) -