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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-10-05 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.43 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Green and Red |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 424 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53 (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A20s is slightly better than Galaxy A5 (2016), having a global score of 77 against 71.9. The Galaxy A20s design is noticeably newer, but a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A5 (2016). Galaxy A20s has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy A20s also has more RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A20s, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a lot better number of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A20s counts with a camera that's very similar to Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s camera, and although the Galaxy A20s has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light images, they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Galaxy A20s counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A20s counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 38% bigger battery size.
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