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| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 13 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| -- | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 399 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G68 MC4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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 A34 has an overall score of 82.9, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Galaxy A34 construction is notably lighter and much thinner than Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A34 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A34 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) features a display that is very similar to the screen in Galaxy A34, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A34, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy A34 captures clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a camera in the back with a lot better resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited environments. The Galaxy A34 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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