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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 12 |
| 2014-10-30 | -- |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | -- |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 10.45 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A73 5G has an overall score of 80.5, which is better than the Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. Samsung Galaxy A73 5G's construction is way heavier and thicker than Galaxy A5. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A73 5G has an older 12 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy A73 5G features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much larger screen, a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a higher pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A5 has a very superior processing power than Galaxy A73 5G, because although it has less RAM memory and lesser processing cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy A73 5G counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy A73 5G shoots way better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a way more megapixels back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G features a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
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