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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-07-02 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.11 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Mirror black, Mirror teal and Mirror white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3550mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G8S ThinQ has an overall score of 82.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but the LG G8S ThinQ has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Even though the LG G8S ThinQ is incredibly newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it's extremely heavier and thicker.
Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a little more vivid display than LG G8S ThinQ, although it has a lot worse count of pixels in each inch in the display, a much lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a bit smaller screen. The LG G8S ThinQ has a little faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more cpu cores.
LG G8S ThinQ has a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 112 GB more internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. The LG G8S ThinQ captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse resolution back camera, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The LG G8S ThinQ has a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 54 percent more battery size.
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