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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-05-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super IPS+ LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)'s score of 74.5. Galaxy A5 (2017) is an older and a little bit thicker device than Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), but Samsung made it a little bit lighter anyway. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit inferior pixels amount in each display inch, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2246 resolution.
Galaxy A5 (2017)'s CPU is just as good as the processing unit in Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL), and although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has 3 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video.
Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal memory. The Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) has just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 10% more battery size.
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