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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-11-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.03 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a score of 80.1, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. Both devices in this review use Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4, counting with a couple nice extra features and improved performance. Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design's design is incredibly newer, but much heavier and thicker than Galaxy A5.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores. Galaxy A5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, although it has a way lower display pixel density, a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a little bit smaller screen.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design captures a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a lower resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition. Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design counts with a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design has a really longer battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
Although Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A5. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Galaxy A5, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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