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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3a is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, having a score of 78.8 against 72.4. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Pixel 3a has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Google Pixel 3a design is newer than Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it is thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a little bit better display than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a little bit smaller screen, way lesser pixels per display inch and a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution. Google Pixel 3a features a processing unit that's just as good as the CPU in Samsung Galaxy A5, because although the Google Pixel 3a has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a less mega-pixels back camera, it also counts with a much higher video definition. The Google Pixel 3a features a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
Google Pixel 3a has longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Google Pixel 3a is also a bargain compared to others.
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