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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C7 has a score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy C7 has 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although Galaxy C7 is newer than Galaxy A5, it's notably heavier and just a little thicker.
Galaxy C7 counts with a processor that is very similar to the Galaxy A5 one, because although the Galaxy C7 has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and more RAM. Galaxy A5 features just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy C7, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a little smaller screen and a just a little lower display density.
The Samsung Galaxy C7 counts with a better camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy C7 also has a more megapixels back-facing camera. Samsung Galaxy C7 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy C7 has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 43 percent bigger battery capacity.
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