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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-07-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.87 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.15 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Q8 is slightly better than Galaxy A5, with a score of 77.2 against 72.4. LG Q8's construction is noticeably newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it is somewhat heavier and thicker. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but LG Q8 has a more recent 7.0 Nougat version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, providing the user lots of additional features and performance tweaks.
LG Q8 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher 1440 x 2560 resolution, a quite bigger display and a lot higher pixel amount per inch in the screen. Galaxy A5 has a little bit better processing power than LG Q8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Galaxy A5 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics co-processor.
LG Q8 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a more mega pixels camera in the back and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The LG Q8 features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has an external SD slot that admits up to 1,95 TB and 32 GB internal storage.
LG Q8 has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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