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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 A73 5G is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having a overall score of 80.5 against 75.8. The Galaxy A73 5G is a somewhat heavier but a little thinner cellphone than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A73 5G, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A73 5G has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400. Galaxy A73 5G has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a back camera with lot more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G features a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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