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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-09-12 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 20 lite has a score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. Both of these phones have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 lite has newer 8.1 Oreo version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, counting with a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. The Huawei Mate 20 lite is a way newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5, but it is noticeably heavier and thicker.
Samsung Galaxy A5 features a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate 20 lite, although it has a much smaller display, a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution and a much worse count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei Mate 20 lite features a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 20 lite has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3750mAh battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 20 lite counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Huawei Mate 20 lite also has a much higher 20 MP resolution back-facing camera and better video frame rates.
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