Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Xiaomi Mi 5

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 A3:

  OLED

  Mi 5:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy A3: 18.7 g lighter

  Galaxy A3:

  110.3 g

  Mi 5:

  129 g

• Width

  Galaxy A3: 3.7 mm narrower

  Galaxy A3:

  65.5 mm

  Mi 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy A3: 0.65 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A3:

  4.5 in

  Mi 5:

  5.15 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy A3:

  Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)

  Mi 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Height

  Galaxy A3: 14.5 mm shorter

  Galaxy A3:

  130.1 mm

  Mi 5:

  144.6 mm

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 A3

   Height:

   130.1 mm

   Width:

   65.5 mm

   Depth:

   6.9 mm

2. 2. Mi 5

   Height:

   144.6 mm +14.5 mm versus Galaxy A3

   Width:

   69.2 mm +3.7 mm versus Galaxy A3

   Depth:

   7.3 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 A3

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Mi 5 has approximately 31% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy A3.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.