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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2023-12-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue Black and Light Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
The Galaxy A15 5G has a general score of 77.4, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Galaxy A15 5G construction is newer, but a little bit thicker and way heavier than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Galaxy A15 5G has a little bit better display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better performing CPU than Galaxy A15 5G, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy A15 5G has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video and a much better resolution camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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