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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4500mAh 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
Galaxy A70 has a score of 76.9, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A70 has an older 10 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. Galaxy A70 is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5, although it is thicker and a lot heavier.
Galaxy A70 has just a little better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a lot lesser pixels per inch of screen and a lot smaller display.
The Galaxy A5 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A70. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates. Galaxy A70 features a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A70 has a much better battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Galaxy A70 costs more than Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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