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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C5 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a score of 76.4 against 75.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy C5 and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) were released only 8 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy C5 is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy C5. They have a display with the same size, the same 1080 x 1920 resolution and the same screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy C5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Galaxy A5 (2017) captures clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy C5. Both of them have the same aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same resolution back facing camera and the same (Full HD) video quality.
The Galaxy C5 has a bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy C5, because it has a 15% greater battery capacity.
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