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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| -- | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 12.21 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 P40 has a score of 86.4, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei P40 has the older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Even though Huawei P40 is a lot newer than Galaxy A5, it's much thicker and noticeably heavier.
The Huawei P40 features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores. The Huawei P40 and Galaxy A5 both feature extremely similar displays, although the Huawei P40 also has a greater pixel number in each inch of display, a bigger display and a much higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
The Huawei P40 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a way more mega pixels back camera and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Huawei P40 counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei P40 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 65% bigger battery capacity.
Huawei P40 is a little more expensive than the Galaxy A5, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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