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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A12 is much better than Galaxy A5, getting a overall score of 80.3 against 72.4. Samsung Galaxy A12's construction is notably newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it is notably heavier and incredibly thicker. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A12 has an older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy A12 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit and a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy A5 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A12 takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A12 also has a camera in the back with much more megapixels. Galaxy A12 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 48 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy A12 has a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 117 percent larger battery size.
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