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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 84.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-05-29 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.50 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Angel gold, Ghost white and Phantom black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.78 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3700mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A80 has a score of 84.9, which is much better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. The Samsung Galaxy A80 is a notably newer phone than Galaxy A5, but it is much thicker and heavier. The Galaxy A5 features a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A80, although it has a way lower pixels density, a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a really smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy A80 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A80 features a much bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Galaxy A80 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A80 captures way better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a lot higher video resolution.
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