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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 247.00 |
| 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 |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.3 |
| 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 2150 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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
The Galaxy S7 Active is just a bit better than Galaxy A5, having a overall score of 75.8 against 72.4. Although the Galaxy S7 Active is newer than the Galaxy A5, it's much heavier and much thicker. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560, a bit bigger screen and a lot higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has 2 GB less RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy A5 also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 200 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
Galaxy S7 Active has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a superior camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy S7 Active costs a bit more than Galaxy A5, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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