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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 72.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Meizu | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-11-12 | 2014-10-30 |
| 6.17 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 4.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White |
| Stainless steel | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 486.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Battery | 2300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 15 hours talk time |
| 5.04 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 is slightly better than Meizu PRO 5, with a 72.4 score against 65.9. The Galaxy A5 design is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Meizu PRO 5, although it was released around a year before. Meizu PRO 5 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
Galaxy A5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Meizu PRO 5, although it has a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720px, a quite smaller screen and a just a bit lower number of pixels per display inch. The Meizu PRO 5 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better video definition and a much higher 21 MP resolution back camera.
The Meizu PRO 5 features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Meizu PRO 5 has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3050mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy A5 is also by far the cheapest.
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