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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.11 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| 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 A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. The Galaxy A42 construction is newer than Galaxy A5's, although it's noticeably heavier and notably thicker. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy A5 features a brighter screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a way smaller display and a little worse 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a GPU and a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM. Galaxy A42 has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because it has a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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