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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | PLS |
| 294 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M12 is much better than the Galaxy A5, getting an 80 score against 72.4. The Samsung Galaxy M12 body is a lot newer, but noticeably thicker and heavier than the Galaxy A5. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M12 has an older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 and Samsung Galaxy A5 count with extremely similar CPUs, because although the Samsung Galaxy M12 has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixel density.
Galaxy M12 takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M12 also has a back-facing camera with much more megapixels. The Galaxy M12 counts with a much bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a SD card slot that holds up to 1 TB and 48 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy M12 features a way better battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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