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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2, 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 ZenFone 8 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, with a score of 83 against 72.4. These phones come with Android operating system, but Asus ZenFone 8 has an older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Asus ZenFone 8 body is extremely newer, but noticeably heavier and incredibly thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5.
The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher pixels density, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a larger display.
Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher resolution back-facing camera and a much higher video definition. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a way better battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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