Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
samsung galaxy a5 (2017)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime
xiaomi redmi note 5a prime
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2017 October 2017
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,500 ($160.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold, Silver, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
153 x 76.2 x 7.7 mm
(6.02 x 3 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - MIUI 9
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] Adreno 505 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 71.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3080 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -