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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-02-25 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 2785.00 |
| 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 | Kirin 9000 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G78 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.22 |
| 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, Dual 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 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X2 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, having an 89.1 score against 72.4. Although the Huawei Mate X2 is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it is notably heavier and thicker. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate X2 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
Huawei Mate X2 features a screen that's just as good as the Galaxy A5 one, although the Huawei Mate X2 also has a better amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a lot larger screen and a much better resolution of 2200 x 2480. Huawei Mate X2 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate X2 features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Huawei Mate X2 features a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 96 percent larger battery capacity.
The Huawei Mate X2 features a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better video definition and a much better 50 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Although Huawei Mate X2 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy A5. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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