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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-02-24 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.41 x 3.18 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and Gold |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 8976 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 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 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 9.24 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy C9 Pro is much better than the Galaxy A5, having an 81 score against 72.4. The Galaxy C9 Pro is a a lot newer phone than the Galaxy A5, although it is notably heavier and just a little bit thicker. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy C9 Pro has newer 6.0 Marshmallow version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro features a processor that's just as good as the processor in Samsung Galaxy A5, because although the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro has doesn't have a GPU and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 features a slightly better display than Galaxy C9 Pro, although it has a little smaller screen, a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch of display and a much lower 1280 x 720 pixels resolution.
The Galaxy C9 Pro counts with a superior camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy C9 Pro also has a camera in the back with a better resolution. Galaxy C9 Pro features a much greater storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy C9 Pro features a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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