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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Titanium and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| 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 - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The LG K61 has a general score of 77.6, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. Although LG K61 is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it's incredibly thicker and a lot heavier. These phones include Android OS, but the LG K61 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, so it provides the user a couple additional features.
The Galaxy A5 features a slightly better looking screen than LG K61, although it has a much lower screen pixel density, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a really smaller display. The LG K61 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
The LG K61 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the LG K61 also has a camera with a lot higher 48 MP resolution. The LG K61 has a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal memory.
LG K61 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 74% bigger battery capacity.
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