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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-25 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than BlackBerry DTEK60, getting a general score of 75.8 against 71.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and BlackBerry DTEK60 were released only a couple of months apart, Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s construction is a little bit lighter but a bit thicker.
The BlackBerry DTEK60 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bit bigger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a higher display density. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little better hardware performance than BlackBerry DTEK60, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (but slower).
BlackBerry DTEK60 has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a lot better video resolution. BlackBerry DTEK60 counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the BlackBerry DTEK60 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a battery duration that's just as good as BlackBerry DTEK60's battery duration.
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