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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.51 x 3.03 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Blue, Brown and Green |
| 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) | 2408 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.35 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M33 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017), having a global score of 86.3 against 75.8. Although it's the best we are comparing here, the Galaxy M33 design is thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy M33 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Samsung Galaxy M33 also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy M33 feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Galaxy M33 has a just a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a bigger screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels. Samsung Galaxy M33 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture to capture better captures in low-light environments.
Galaxy M33 features a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy M33 counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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