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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Samsung |
| Windows 10 Mobile | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a general score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Lumia 950's score of 74.1. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s body is newer and just a bit thinner than Microsoft Lumia 950's, although it is also just a little bit heavier. The Microsoft Lumia 950 has a brighter screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Microsoft Lumia 950 also has a better pixel number in each inch in the display and a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little bit better processing power than Microsoft Lumia 950, and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a greater number of cores (and also faster). The Lumia 950 and the Galaxy A5 (2017) both feature extremely similar batteries performance.
Lumia 950 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same size aperture, the Lumia 950 also has a much higher (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a better resolution.
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