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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 is a little bit better than Galaxy A5, having a general score of 79.6 against 72.4. The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5, but it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy A5 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has a lot smaller screen, a lot worse count of pixels in each inch of screen and a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720. Galaxy A30 features a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A30 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Galaxy A30 also has a camera with more mega-pixels.
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