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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQSamsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a general score of 80.8, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 overall score. Despite being the best in this comparison review, Samsung Galaxy S5's construction is thicker and somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5. These devices have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 has the previous 4.4.2 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Galaxy S5 counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a bit larger screen, a much higher screen pixels density and a way better 1920 x 1080 resolution. Galaxy S5 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy S5 features a little better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S5 also counts with a faster graphics processor running at 500 MHz and more RAM memory. Galaxy S5 counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a camera in the back with more megapixels and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S5 features better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 2800mAh battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S5 is a lot more expensive than Galaxy A5, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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