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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm 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 |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.88 |
| 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 3 is much better than the Galaxy A5, with an 80 score against 72.4. The Google Pixel 3 is a notably newer cellphone than Galaxy A5, but it's heavier and somewhat thicker. Google Pixel 3 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Google Pixel 3 has a screen that is just as good as Galaxy A5's screen, although the Google Pixel 3 also has a quite bigger screen, a way higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a higher pixel density. The Google Pixel 3 has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Google Pixel 3 takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a way better video definition. The Google Pixel 3 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 27% greater battery size.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Google Pixel 3 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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