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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 90.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-08-11 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.23 x 5.04 x 0.25 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 9.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Phantom Black, Phantom Green and Phantom Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 7.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2208 x 1768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 372 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 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 + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a general score of 90.6, which is way better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 overall score. These phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has the previous 11 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 construction is incredibly newer and just a bit thinner, but notably heavier than the Galaxy A5.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a bit faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a bit better screen than Galaxy Z Fold 3, although it has a just a little lower pixel number per inch of screen, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a really smaller display.
The Galaxy A5 captures slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy Z Fold 3, because it has a better resolution camera in the back. Galaxy Z Fold 3 counts with a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy Z Fold 3 features a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4400mAh battery size.
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