Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

Samsung Galaxy A5
samsung galaxy a5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
xiaomi redmi note 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 August 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB Yes

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE
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
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB Yes
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -