Phone Comparison - Vivo X9 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X

general General Info

Manufacturer vivo Samsung Xiaomi
Announced November 2016 January 2017 February 2017
Status Coming Soon - December 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - February 2017
Price - Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,750 ($180.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Gold, Silver, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
151 x 76 x 8.35 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight - - 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- ES9018 and ES9603 DAC
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
User Interface FunTouch OS 3.0 - MIUI 8
Processor 1.95 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.44 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 MSM8976Pro 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-T860 MP4 Adreno 506
RAM 6 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 32 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.88 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (375 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 71.34% 72.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 16 MP 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 20 MP + 8 MP Dual, Sony IMX376 sensor, f/2.0 aperture [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE 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 v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ Yes, v4.2
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz + 5GHz, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Yes

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 3000 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -