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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-10-15 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.33 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Just black and Sorta sage |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 548.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4080mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Pixel 5 has a score of 89, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. The Google Pixel 5 body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's a bit lighter. The Google Pixel 5 features a bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a just a bit higher pixels density, a bigger display and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Google Pixel 5 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 5 also has a larger amount of RAM. Google Pixel 5 takes better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12.2 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Google Pixel 5 features a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 5 features a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4080mAh of battery capacity.
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