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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-08-23 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Aura black, Aura glow and Aura white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 950.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.44 |
| 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
Galaxy Note10 has a general score of 89, which is way better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. Although the Galaxy Note10 is newer than the Galaxy A5, it is way heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy Note10 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cpu cores and 6 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 features just a bit better display than Galaxy Note10, although it has a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a much worse pixel quantity per inch of display and a much smaller display. The Galaxy Note10 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Note10 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Note10 has a really longer battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3500mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
Although Galaxy Note10 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A5. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Galaxy Note10, else you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy A5, letting go some specifications.
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