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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 + 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | 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 a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A15, with a general score of 75.8 against 73.5. The Galaxy A5 (2017) design is just a bit thinner and noticeably lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A15. The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy A15, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A15 features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A15 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in low light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy A15 counts with a better memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A15 features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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