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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 5.0, EDR |
| 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 S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is better than the Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. The Galaxy S8 design is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and notably heavier than the Galaxy A5. Galaxy S8 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
Galaxy S8 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a much greater pixel count per inch of display, a bigger display and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB and 48 GB more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with longer battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. Galaxy S8 has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back-facing camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video quality.
Samsung Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an easy decision.
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