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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, having an 82.1 score against 72.4. Even though the Galaxy A8 Star is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5, it's somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier. Both devices we are comparing work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4, offering some nice extra features.
Galaxy A5 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy A8 Star, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, a much smaller screen and a lot worse pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and 4 more processing cores. Galaxy A8 Star features a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 61 percent larger battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star takes a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a more megapixels back-facing camera and a lot higher video resolution.
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