Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Xiaomi Mi Note 3
xiaomi mi note 3
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
samsung galaxy a5 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced September 2017 January 2017
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - January 2017
Price Rs. 24,500 ($385.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm
(6.01 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) -
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
-
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface MIUI 9 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 [Similar] 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 512 [Similar] Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.72% 71.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.25μm pixel size, 4-axis OIS, secondary 52mm portrait lens, f/2.6 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, 2μm pixel size [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi 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, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Quick Charge 3.0 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -