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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-02-05 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 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/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M20 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), with a 78.9 score against 71.9. The Samsung Galaxy M20 body is a lot newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). Galaxy M20 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M20 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M20, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixel amount per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy M20 features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage.
Galaxy M20 has a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M20 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). Both have the same video quality, the same 30 fps video frame rates, a 13 mega pixels back facing camera and the same aperture.
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