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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's general score of 72.4. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A30s has 11 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Samsung Galaxy A30s's construction is extremely newer than Galaxy A5's, but it is thicker and notably heavier.
The Galaxy A5 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less and slower cores, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a much better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels density.
The Galaxy A30s takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy A30s also has a back camera with a much higher 25 MP resolution. Galaxy A30s has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30s has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
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