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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2023-07-11 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.10 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2412 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.99 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4700mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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
Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Nothing Phone (2)'s general score of 75.6. The Galaxy A5 (2017) body is noticeably lighter and a little thinner than Nothing Phone (2), although it was released many years before. The Nothing Phone (2) counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2412 resolution.
Nothing Phone (2) has a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Nothing Phone (2) has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Nothing Phone (2) also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The Nothing Phone (2) features a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4700mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Nothing Phone (2) takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same aperture, the Nothing Phone (2) also has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot more mega pixels camera in the back.
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