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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.73 x 3.06 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black Glare |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone II is a lot better than the Galaxy A5, having a score of 88 against 72.4. Asus ROG Phone II's body is way newer, but thicker and much heavier than Galaxy A5. The Asus ROG Phone II has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a higher pixels number in each inch of display, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a way bigger screen.
The Asus ROG Phone II counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 10 GB more RAM memory and more cpu cores. Asus ROG Phone II takes way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
The Asus ROG Phone II has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. Asus ROG Phone II features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
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