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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Prism Cube black, Prism Cube blue and Prism Cube sliver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 381.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.21 |
| 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
Galaxy A71 5G is way better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, having a overall score of 91.8 against 72.4. Even though the Galaxy A71 5G is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it is way heavier and somewhat thicker. Both devices we compare here have Android operating system, but the Galaxy A71 5G has the previous 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Samsung Galaxy A5 has just a bit better display than Galaxy A71 5G, although it has a lot worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a lot worse screen pixel density and a much smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G features just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 4 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy A71 5G features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 112 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy A71 5G features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A71 5G captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much more mega pixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A71 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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