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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 slightly better than OnePlus Nord, getting a score of 75.8 against 74.2. Even though Galaxy A5 (2017) is extremely older than OnePlus Nord, it's construction is a bit thinner and somewhat lighter. The OnePlus Nord and the Galaxy A5 (2017) both count with incredibly similar displays, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of screen.
OnePlus Nord has a better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. OnePlus Nord has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus Nord also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus Nord features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4115mAh battery capacity. The OnePlus Nord has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much better resolution back facing camera, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture to take better images in low-light environments.
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