Samsung Galaxy A vs Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy A:

  OLED

  Mi 5s Plus:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy A: 40 g lighter

  Galaxy A:

  128 g

  Mi 5s Plus:

  168 g

• Width

  Galaxy A: 17.9 mm narrower

  Galaxy A:

  59.8 mm

  Mi 5s Plus:

  77.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy A: 2 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A:

  3.7 in

  Mi 5s Plus:

  5.7 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy A:

  TI OMAP 3430

  Mi 5s Plus:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Galaxy A:

  Single

  Mi 5s Plus:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy A

   Height:

   119.5 mm

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   12.5 mm +4.5 mm versus Mi 5s Plus

2. 2. Mi 5s Plus

   Height:

   154.6 mm +35.1 mm versus Galaxy A

   Width:

   77.7 mm +17.9 mm versus Galaxy A

   Depth:

   8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy A

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5s Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

Mi 5s Plus has approximately 129.9% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy A.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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