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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2022-01-11 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4500mAh 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 FE has a score of 89.1, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 overall score. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy S21 FE has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Galaxy S21 FE is a way newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5, although it's somewhat thicker and notably heavier.
Galaxy S21 FE has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Galaxy A5 features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy S21 FE, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a much smaller screen and much lesser pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy S21 FE counts with a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy A5, but you can get a much better phone for that few more dollars.
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