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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 92.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-07-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.41 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Prism bricks black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 650.00 |
| 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 765G SM7250-AB 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G UW is a lot better than Galaxy A5, getting a 92.9 score against 72.4. The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G UW design is way newer, but a lot thicker and noticeably heavier than Galaxy A5. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A71 5G UW has the older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
The Galaxy A71 5G UW has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a GPU and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A71 5G UW, although it has a way worse number of pixels per inch in the display, a way worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a way smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy A71 5G UW counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better resolution back camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Galaxy A71 5G UW counts with a superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
Galaxy A71 5G UW counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy A71 5G UW costs a lot more than the Galaxy A5, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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