Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2017 Not announced yet April 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored Available - April 2018
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 16,900 ($250.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Various Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Sand Gold, Glacier Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
- 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm
(6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight - - 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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 model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo); Android One
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-T830MP3 Adreno 512
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% - 77.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio, recording FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 16 MP Dual 12 MP + 20 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1.25µm, f/1.8 aperture lens, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] 20 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.8", 1.0µm), 1080p, Auto-HDR [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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 3010 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -