Xiaomi Poco F3 vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Poco F3
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Samsung Galaxy A
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Xiaomi Poco F3 or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Poco F3 | Samsung Galaxy A | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, March 22 | 2010, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163.7 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm | 6.44 x 6.44 x 3.01 in | 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in | |
| Weight | 196 g | 6.91 oz | 128 g | 4.52 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Arctic White, Night Black, Deep Ocean Blue | Deep Black, Cream White | |
| Battery | 4520 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | $ 350 | 100 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.67" in | 3.7" in | |
| Screen area | 107.4 cm2 | 39.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 85.9% | 54.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 395 PPI | 252 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -1300 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 48 MP, Triple | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (macro), 1/5.0'', 1.12µm, AF |
-5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS | 720p | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm | VGA videocall camera | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, MIUI 12 for POCO | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) | - TI OMAP 3430 | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) | - 720 MHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Adreno 650 | PowerVR SGX530 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 1 GB, 384 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 802084 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 233460 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 219789 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 147819 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 233460 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 715000 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1098 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3036 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2981 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3050 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 923 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3075 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 -5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | ||
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 2.1, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.06 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 33W, 100% in 52 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 3+ - IP53, dust and splash protection |
- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer |
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| Versions |
- For South Korea |
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