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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2016-01-08 | -- |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S23 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), getting a general score of 77.9 against 71.9. The Galaxy S23 design is a little bit thicker but much lighter than the Galaxy A5 (2016). Galaxy A5 (2016) features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy S23, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little bit better screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has a much powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S23, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. The Galaxy S23 features a much better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a bigger camera aperture for better images in low light environments and a way better 50 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy S23 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S23 has superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 34% bigger battery capacity.
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