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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-10-02 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.29 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Cloud lavender, Cloud mint, Cloud navy, Cloud orange, Cloud red and Cloud white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Galaxy S20 FE has an overall score of 90.8, which is a lot better than the Galaxy A5's general score of 72.4. These devices use Android operating system, but the Galaxy S20 FE has 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although the Galaxy S20 FE is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5, it's way thicker and notably heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 4 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A5 counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a much worse pixel number per inch of display and a way smaller screen.
Galaxy S20 FE has a much better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy S20 FE has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy S20 FE is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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