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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 98.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-01-29 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 8.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Phantom black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 966.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 516 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| 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 | 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.75 inches (1/1.33") 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 | 13.75 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 S21 Ultra has a general score of 98.1, which is way better than Galaxy A5's general score of 72.4. Galaxy S21 Ultra's design is a lot newer than Galaxy A5's, but it is noticeably thicker and incredibly heavier. Both phones in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy S21 Ultra has the previous 11 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 10 GB more RAM memory and more cores. The Galaxy S21 Ultra features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has much more pixels per inch in the screen, a much bigger display and a way better resolution of 1440 x 3200.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a camera in the back with a way better 108 MP resolution and a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition. Galaxy S21 Ultra has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 117 percent more battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra costs a lot more money than Galaxy A5, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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