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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| 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/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, getting a global score of 76.7 against 72.4. These devices come with Android OS, but the Galaxy J8 has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Galaxy J8 design is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1280 x 720, it also counts with a quite higher amount of pixels per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy J8 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A5 has a bit better processor than Galaxy J8, because although it has 4 less and slower CPU cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a graphics processor. The Galaxy J8 captures better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy J8 also has a higher 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy J8 has a much better battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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