Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2015 vs Xiaomi Mi 4S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 January 2015 February 2016
Status Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 15,400 ($225.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White Black, White, Gold, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
139.3 x 70.8 x 7.8 mm
(5.48 x 2.79 x 0.31 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
4G Network LTE LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU - Adreno 330 Adreno 418
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB (Uses SIM 2 Slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% 74.60% 69.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB (Uses SIM 2 Slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 3000 mAh 3260 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -