Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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Release date 2018, February 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in
Weight 181 g | 6.38 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Champagne Gold, Rose Gold, Lake Blue Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.2" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm 16 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10 POCO Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 509 Mali-T830MP3
External memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 291 164
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 964 782
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 143
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1126 926
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1326 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4667 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4438 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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