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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-08-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.67 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 20 has a global score of 90.8, which is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. Galaxy Note 20's construction is notably newer than Samsung Galaxy A5's, but it's a lot heavier and way thicker. Galaxy A5 has a little sharper screen than Galaxy Note 20, although it has way lesser pixels per screen inch, a lot smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720.
Galaxy Note 20 features a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Note 20 features a bit better processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 6 GB more RAM.
Galaxy Note 20 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera in the back with less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution. Galaxy Note 20 counts with a much better battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 2300mAh.
Although Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A5. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can buy the Galaxy A5, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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