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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-09-27 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Galaxy Fold has an overall score of 97.6, which is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Galaxy Fold's design is extremely newer and thinner, but heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017). Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Fold, because although it has a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite better screen pixel density.
The Galaxy Fold counts with a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Fold counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Fold shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 46% bigger battery capacity.
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