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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.11 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has an overall score of 81, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Huawei Nova 9 is a a lot newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5, although it is notably heavier and thicker.
Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a bit better looking display than Huawei Nova 9, although it has a bit lower number of pixels per inch in the screen, a way smaller screen and a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution. Huawei Nova 9 counts with a much bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM memory. Huawei Nova 9 has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher 50 megapixels resolution and a much better video quality.
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