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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2024-03-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Exynos 1380 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.51 inches (1/1.96") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A35 5G has a general score of 79.4, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Galaxy A35 5G's body is a lot newer, but incredibly heavier and a little thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a really superior performance than Galaxy A35 5G, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A35 5G has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little lower number of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A35 5G has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A35 5G features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. The Galaxy A35 5G shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a bigger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited situations and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
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