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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2312 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 412 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 Lite has a score of 77, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. Huawei P30 Lite's construction is notably newer, but incredibly heavier and thicker than Samsung Galaxy A5. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei P30 Lite has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, providing you a lot of extra features and optimized performance.
The Huawei P30 Lite counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy A5 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei P30 Lite, although it has a quite smaller screen, a much lower pixel density and a lot lower 1280 x 720px resolution.
The Huawei P30 Lite counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Huawei P30 Lite features a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3340mAh battery size.
Huawei P30 Lite takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei P30 Lite also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
Although Huawei P30 Lite is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Huawei P30 Lite, otherwise you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, letting go some features and specifications.
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