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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-04 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.49 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.27 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.66 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A90 5G is way better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with a general score of 90.5 against 72.4. Galaxy A90 5G's construction is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it is noticeably heavier and notably thicker. Galaxy A90 5G comes with Android operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 operating system.
The Galaxy A5 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A90 5G, although it has a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a lot lower display density and a lot smaller display. Galaxy A90 5G has a much greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has 112 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. Galaxy A90 5G counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
Galaxy A90 5G takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera and a way better video quality.
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