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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Blue |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 9.02 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| 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
Huawei Mate X has a general score of 89.4, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's score of 72.4. These phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate X has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4, offering a couple additional features. The Huawei Mate X is a notably newer phone than Galaxy A5, although it's thicker and a lot heavier.
The Huawei Mate X features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 and Huawei Mate X count with similar screens, although the Huawei Mate X also has a much better 2200 x 2480 resolution, a really bigger display and a higher number of pixels per display inch. Huawei Mate X has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate X has a much better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a way higher resolution back camera. Huawei Mate X features a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy A5. If you prefer to save some money, you can buy the Galaxy A5, and give up a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your money.
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