Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Xiaomi Mi Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung Xiaomi
Announced February 2016 December 2015 May 2016
Status Available - March 2016 Coming Soon - December 2015 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Various Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm
(6.81 x 3.48 x 0.3 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3D Curved Glass Body - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), MIUI 8
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 / Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 / Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 306 Adreno 510
RAM 3 GB 1.5 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (via SIM 2)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches 4.7 inches 6.44 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.01% 69.65% 74.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 85 degree wide lens [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (via SIM 2)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2300 mAh 4850 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -