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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-08-02 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| 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 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
Galaxy Note7 is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5, getting a general score of 79.5 against 72.4. The Galaxy Note7 body is newer, but thicker and notably heavier than Galaxy A5. Galaxy Note7 features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a little bigger display and a lot greater display density.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note7, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have 4 cores, the Samsung Galaxy A5 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and an extra GPU. The Galaxy Note7 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a less megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy Note7 has a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy Note7 counts with a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity.
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