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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Glacial green |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 OnePlus 8 has an overall score of 76, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. Even though OnePlus 8 is notably newer than Galaxy A5, it's thicker and much heavier. The OnePlus 8 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen, a bigger display and a way higher 1080 x 2400px resolution.
OnePlus 8 features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. OnePlus 8 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus 8 counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh. The OnePlus 8 captures way better photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
Although OnePlus 8 is a better device, it costs more money than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy A5. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your savings.
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