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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2017-01-13 | 2015-11-02 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 649.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 6P is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a general score of 80.3 against 75.8. Google Nexus 6P's construction is a bit thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is heavier and was released about 15 months before. Google Nexus 6P features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560, a just a little more pixels per inch of screen and a quite bigger screen.
The Google Nexus 6P features a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Google Nexus 6P counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Both have 3 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Google Nexus 6P counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3450mAh battery size. The Google Nexus 6P has a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a lot lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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