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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-03-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 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 | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro is better than Galaxy A5, getting an 81.4 score against 72.4. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Huawei P20 Pro has an older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. Although Huawei P20 Pro is much newer than Galaxy A5, it is thicker and incredibly heavier. Huawei P20 Pro counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a little sharper display than Huawei P20 Pro, although it has a much worse pixel number per inch of screen, a little bit smaller screen and a lot lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. The Huawei P20 Pro features much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Huawei P20 Pro shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with much more megapixels.
Huawei P20 Pro costs a lot more money than the Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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