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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s construction is incredibly newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than Samsung Galaxy A5. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
The Galaxy A5 and the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) both have similar screens, although the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a much higher 1080 x 2220px resolution, a bit larger screen and a higher screen density. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a superior camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a better 16 megapixels resolution camera. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 30 percent bigger battery capacity.
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