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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 12 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2022-08-18 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.33 x 2.92 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Mineral Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | $ 498.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1050 (8 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A78 @ 2.5GHz and Arm Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Arm Mali-G610 MC3 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge (2022) is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5, having an 84.7 score against 72.4. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but the Motorola Edge (2022) has 12 version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Motorola Edge (2022) design is newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5.
Motorola Edge (2022) features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a GPU and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A5 has a bit better screen than Motorola Edge (2022), although it has a really smaller screen, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a way worse pixels amount per inch of display.
The Motorola Edge (2022) shoots greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much more MP back facing camera and a lot higher video resolution. The Motorola Edge (2022) counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Motorola Edge (2022) has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Motorola Edge (2022) costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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