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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 294 pixels per inch | 534 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U11 has a general score of 77.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. Even though HTC U11 is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5, it is heavier and somewhat thicker. The HTC U11 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher pixels number per inch in the display, a bit bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The HTC U11 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB. The HTC U11 features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores.
The HTC U11 has improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. HTC U11 takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera with a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The HTC U11 costs more money than the Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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