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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Prism cube black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 339.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 980 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 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 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| 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 Galaxy A51 5G has a general score of 90.8, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5's general score of 72.4. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A51 5G has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Galaxy A51 5G design is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5's, but it is a lot thicker and a lot heavier.
The Galaxy A5 features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a much lower amount of pixels per inch of screen, a much smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720. Galaxy A51 5G has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G takes a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with a way better resolution. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Galaxy A51 5G costs a lot more than the Galaxy A5, but you can get a much better phone for that few more dollars.
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