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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-03-06 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 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 | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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 S20 is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, with a 94.8 score against 72.4. These phones have Android operating system, but the Galaxy S20 has an older 13 version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy S20 is a newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5, but it is extremely heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a larger display, a much better display pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3200px. Galaxy S20 counts with a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy S20 shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a much higher video quality. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 features a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 costs a lot more than the Galaxy A5, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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