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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-06-03 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic; metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.84 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.58 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 598 hours standby time 23.3 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the HTC One ME's score of 73.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is just a little bit heavier than HTC One ME, it's thinner and newer. The HTC One ME has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a display with the same size, the HTC One ME also has a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a higher amount of pixels per display inch.
HTC One ME has a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the HTC One ME also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 2 TB. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little faster processor than HTC One ME, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has more CPU cores (but slower).
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit superior battery life than HTC One ME, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than HTC One ME, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser megapixels and a much worse video resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
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