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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with a global score of 75.8 against 72.4. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s construction is way newer, but thicker and much heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5. The Galaxy A5 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has less and slower CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit.
The Galaxy A5 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), although it has a way lower pixel density, a quite smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px. Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A5 (2017) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a more mega pixels back camera. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features superior battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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