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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 97.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-27 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.33 x 4.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 9.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Cosmos black and Space silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1980.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 7.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2152 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 362 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4380mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Fold is way better than Galaxy A5, getting a general score of 97.6 against 72.4. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but Galaxy Fold has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features and improved performance. Even though the Galaxy Fold is notably newer than Galaxy A5, it is just a bit thicker and way heavier.
Galaxy Fold counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Fold, although it has a way smaller screen, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a way lower 1280 x 720 resolution.
The Galaxy Fold features a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Fold captures greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a less megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy Fold has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 4380mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Although Galaxy Fold is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy A5. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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