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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2017-01-13 | -- |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | -- |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| 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 + 10.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy S23 is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 77.9 score against 75.8. Galaxy S23's body is lighter and just a little thinner than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy S23, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit higher amount of pixels in each screen inch.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a really superior performance than Galaxy S23, although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Galaxy S23 has a quite bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3900mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Samsung Galaxy S23 shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture and a way more MP camera in the back.
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