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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.6 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has an overall score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. These phones include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, counting with some extra features. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge design is newer, but a lot heavier and somewhat thicker than Galaxy A5.
The Galaxy S7 edge has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a little bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a way better count of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy A5 has a little faster processor than Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy A5 also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has more internal memory and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3600mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge costs a lot more money than Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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