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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 | OnePlus |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Glacial green |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 747.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3168 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 512 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.7 |
| 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 |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") 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 | 12.21 |
| 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 | 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.4 |
| 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 Pro is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5, having a 77.2 score against 72.4. The OnePlus 8 Pro body is much newer, but much thicker and way heavier than the Galaxy A5. OnePlus 8 Pro has a much better display than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 1440 x 3168 resolution, a way bigger display and a lot greater pixels density.
The OnePlus 8 Pro features just a little better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. OnePlus 8 Pro features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 48 MP resolution and a lot better video resolution.
The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4510mAh battery size.
Although OnePlus 8 Pro is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A5. If you are trying to save some money, you can get the Galaxy A5, letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most with your budget.
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