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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| 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 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a score of 78.7, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. Both devices in this review come with Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4, so it provides the user a couple additional features and some performance improvements. Even though the Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a lot newer than Galaxy A5, it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a little bit larger screen and a much higher amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser MP back camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Although Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A5. If you want to save some money, you can buy Galaxy A5, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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