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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-05-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.90 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush red and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | MediaTek Helio P65 MT6768 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 11.33 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A41 has an overall score of 81.7, which is better than the Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A41 has the previous 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy A41 is a much newer phone than Galaxy A5, but it's somewhat thicker and heavier.
Galaxy A41's processor is very similar to the CPU in Galaxy A5, because although the Galaxy A41 has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy A5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A41, although it has a little smaller screen, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a way lower quantity of pixels in each display inch.
The Galaxy A41 takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because it has a way higher video definition and a back-facing camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution. Galaxy A41 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A41 has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 52 percent greater battery capacity.
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