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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2021-08-11 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.7 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 6.24 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2016), getting a 90.6 score against 71.9. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is noticeably heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2016), it's thinner and extremely newer. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because although it has a much lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2016) captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a back-facing camera with a higher resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video. Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 52% greater battery size.
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