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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-29 |
| 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 | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 800.00 |
| 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 | Kryo 585 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 |
| 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
OnePlus 8 UW has an overall score of 75.9, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. OnePlus 8 UW's body is incredibly newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it's thicker and extremely heavier. These phones have Android operating system, but the OnePlus 8 UW has older 10 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
OnePlus 8 UW has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a better screen density, a larger screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The OnePlus 8 UW features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and 4 more processing cores.
The OnePlus 8 UW captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with a way higher resolution. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The OnePlus 8 UW features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has an 87% bigger battery capacity.
Although OnePlus 8 UW is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy OnePlus 8 UW, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, giving up some features and specs.
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