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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-02-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5, with a general score of 76.2 against 72.4. Although the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom is notably newer than the Galaxy A5, it's somewhat thicker and heavier. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom's CPU is very similar to the processing unit in Samsung Galaxy A5, because although the Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a higher pixel quantity in each display inch and a little bigger display. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom features a very superior memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and more internal storage capacity.
The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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