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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-01-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.87 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gray and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is slightly better than the LG G Flex 2's 75.2 overall score. The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a incredibly newer and thinner cellphone than LG G Flex 2, but it's just a little heavier. LG G Flex 2 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite inferior pixels count per inch in the screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the LG G Flex 2 also counts with a quite larger display.
LG G Flex 2 features a greater performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit and 3 GB of RAM, the LG G Flex 2 also has a 64-bit processing unit and a GPU. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than LG G Flex 2, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and LG G Flex 2 feature similar battery performance. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) captures a little bit better videos and photos than LG G Flex 2, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a camera with more megapixels.
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