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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 87.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-11-19 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Clearly white and Just black |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 416 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3885mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.84 |
| 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 4a 5G is much better than Galaxy A5, with an 87.5 score against 72.4. Although the Google Pixel 4a 5G is extremely newer than Galaxy A5, it is incredibly heavier and thicker. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but the Google Pixel 4a 5G has the previous 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
The Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with more cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 counts with a little more vivid display than Google Pixel 4a 5G, although it has a way worse pixels amount per inch in the screen, a quite smaller screen and a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution.
Google Pixel 4a 5G has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Google Pixel 4a 5G has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3885mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Google Pixel 4a 5G captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher video resolution.
The Google Pixel 4a 5G costs a lot more than Galaxy A5, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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