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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 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-03-12 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy XCover 5 has an overall score of 78.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy XCover 5 has the previous 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although Galaxy XCover 5 is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5, it's way heavier and incredibly thicker.
Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a CPU that is very similar to the CPU in Galaxy A5, because although the Galaxy XCover 5 has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Galaxy A5 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, although it has a little bit lower screen pixels density, a bit lower 1280 x 720px resolution and a quite smaller screen.
Galaxy XCover 5 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy XCover 5 features superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
Galaxy XCover 5 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy XCover 5 also has a better 16 MP resolution back camera.
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