Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A41 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced January 2017 2020, March 18 2020, April 30
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, May
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Black, White, Blue Forest Green, Midnight Grey, Polar White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
149.9 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.9 x 2.75 x 0.31 in )
162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 152 g (5.36 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE (unspecified) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10.0 Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0 MIUI 11
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x Cortex-A75 @ 2 GHz, 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2 GHz), MediaTek Helio G85 (12nm)
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.1 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 86.04% 83.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 25 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3500 mAh 5020mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -