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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 | LG |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-06-01 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Platinum gray and Raspberry rose |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 563 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 30.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G7 ThinQ is better than Galaxy A5, getting an 81 score against 72.4. Even though LG G7 ThinQ is newer than the Galaxy A5, it is a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. These devices come with Android OS, but the LG G7 ThinQ has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The LG G7 ThinQ features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher number of pixels per screen inch, a much better resolution of 1440 x 3120 and a bigger screen.
LG G7 ThinQ counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores (and faster). LG G7 ThinQ features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1,95 TB and 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
LG G7 ThinQ captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a better 16 mega-pixels resolution camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition. LG G7 ThinQ counts with improved battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 2300mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the LG G7 ThinQ is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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