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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is better than Galaxy A5, with an 82.5 score against 72.4. The Google Pixel 2 XL body is newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32-bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a bigger display, a way greater screen density and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Google Pixel 2 XL captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a back camera with a lower 12.2 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition. Google Pixel 2 XL has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 3520mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel 2 XL is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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