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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.77 x 2.83 x 0.28 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.15 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 658 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a little bit better than the Huawei P10 Lite, having a 75.8 score against 72.8. Even being the best in this comparison, we must tell that it's also a little heavier and just a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a screen that is very similar to the screen in Huawei P10 Lite, both of them have a same size screen, the same number of pixels in each display inch and the same resolution of 1080 x 1920.
The Huawei P10 Lite counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei P10 Lite also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as Huawei P10 Lite, both have equal internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the battery duration in Huawei P10 Lite. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit better camera than Huawei P10 Lite, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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