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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.36 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 has a score of 78.1, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5's general score of 72.4. The Huawei P20 is a a lot newer phone than Galaxy A5, but it is somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
Huawei P20 has a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20, although it has way lesser pixels per screen inch, a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a little smaller screen.
The Huawei P20 has much more storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P20 has a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a much better video resolution.
The Huawei P20 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Huawei P20 costs a bit more than Samsung Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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