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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 has a general score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. The Galaxy S7 body is newer than the Galaxy A5's, but it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy A5, because it has a quite bigger screen, a way better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a much higher pixel quantity per inch in the screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a little better processing power than Galaxy S7, because although it has 2 GB less RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy A5 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits CPU. Galaxy S7 takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 200 GB and 32 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy S7 has better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
The Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it a great choice.
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