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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 | 2018-05-22 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| 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 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
Samsung Galaxy A6 has a general score of 75.8, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 overall score. Even though Samsung Galaxy A6 is way newer than Galaxy A5, it's thicker and incredibly heavier. The Galaxy A5 features a much better looking display than Galaxy A6, although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1280 x 720px, they both have the same number of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A6 features a superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 32 GB internal memory and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A5 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A6, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU.
Samsung Galaxy A6 counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A6 counts with a better camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A6 also has a higher 16 MP resolution camera.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Galaxy A6 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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