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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.76 x 3.09 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Cyber shade |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (15 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.88 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The nubia Red Magic 3S is a bit better than Galaxy A5, with a score of 75.8 against 72.4. Although the nubia Red Magic 3S is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5, it is heavier and a lot thicker. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but the nubia Red Magic 3S has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, counting with lots of additional features.
Nubia Red Magic 3S has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor and a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 10 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A5 features a little sharper display than nubia Red Magic 3S, although it has a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a lot smaller display.
Nubia Red Magic 3S features a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Nubia Red Magic 3S features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The nubia Red Magic 3S features a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a much higher video definition.
Although nubia Red Magic 3S is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the nubia Red Magic 3S, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy A5, resigning some specs and features.
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