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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2014-10-30 | -- |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a global score of 76.2, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. Both phones in this comparison review have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has the older 14 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Even being the best we compare here, the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G design is heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy A5.
Galaxy A5 counts with a much faster processing unit than Galaxy A16 5G, because although it has lesser processing cores and 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, a greater amount of pixels per inch of display and a way bigger screen.
Galaxy A16 5G has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a back camera with a way higher 50 megapixels resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 117% larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy A5.
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