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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 88.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 12, 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-02-14 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.59 x 2.90 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Mirror black and Mirror purple |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1380.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2636 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 425 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is way better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with an 88.5 score against 72.4. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Z Flip has the older 12 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip's body is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it is just a little bit thicker and a lot heavier.
The Galaxy Z Flip features a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. Galaxy Z Flip and Samsung Galaxy A5 feature quite similar displays, although the Galaxy Z Flip also has a way larger display, more pixels per screen inch and a much better 1080 x 2636 pixels resolution.
Galaxy Z Flip features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
Although Galaxy Z Flip is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy A5. If you are trying to save some money, you can get the Samsung Galaxy A5, giving up a couple features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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