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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2013-09-25 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note3 has a global score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5's score of 72.4. Despite being the best in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Note3's design is older, incredibly heavier and notably thicker than the Galaxy A5. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note3 has the older 4.4.2 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy A5 counts with a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Note3, although it has a way worse 1280 x 720 resolution, a just a bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display and a quite smaller display. Galaxy Note3 has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A5, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 64 GB, the Galaxy Note3 also has 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because although it has less RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A5 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an additional GPU. The Samsung Galaxy Note3 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Samsung Galaxy Note3 also has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note3 has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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