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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note5 is better than Samsung Galaxy A5, having a global score of 80.2 against 72.4. Galaxy Note5's construction is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it's extremely heavier and thicker. Galaxy Note5 features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution, a little larger display and a way higher number of pixels per inch of display.
The Galaxy Note5 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. Galaxy Note5 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with more megapixels.
The Galaxy Note5 features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
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