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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 86.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-08-19 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Frosted Emerald, Frosted Grey and Frosted White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 670 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (920 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.1 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 20 has a general score of 86.1, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. These phones have Android OS, but the Motorola Edge 20 has the older 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although Motorola Edge 20 is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5, it's noticeably heavier and just a little thicker.
The Motorola Edge 20 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and 6 GB more RAM. Galaxy A5 counts with just a bit better looking display than Motorola Edge 20, although it has a way smaller display, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px and a way lower pixels density.
The Motorola Edge 20 has a lot better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better video definition and a way better resolution back-facing camera. The Motorola Edge 20 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Edge 20 counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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