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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-06-29 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS 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 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21 has a global score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5's score of 72.4. Both of these devices have Android OS, but Galaxy A21 has an older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Galaxy A21's body is way newer, but heavier and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy A5.
Galaxy A5 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1280 x 720px, it also counts with a little better display pixel density. The Galaxy A21 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A21 shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a higher resolution back-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy A21 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and 16 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A21 counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 74% more battery size.
The Galaxy A21 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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