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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 202.00 |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 25.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.12 |
| 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A50 is much better than Galaxy A5, with an 83.8 score against 72.4. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is a a lot newer cellphone than Galaxy A5, although it is a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy A50 counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy A5 features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A50, although it has a really smaller display, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a lot less pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a way better camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a much more MP back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB and 112 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A50 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 74 percent bigger battery size.
Galaxy A50 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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