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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-05-22 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and Purple |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.45 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Xperia 1 II is way better than the Galaxy A5, getting a score of 91 against 72.4. Xperia 1 II's design is extremely newer, but somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier than the Galaxy A5. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Xperia 1 II has the older 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
The Xperia 1 II features a much better looking screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a bigger display, a much higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution and a way higher pixel number per display inch. Xperia 1 II counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and faster).
Xperia 1 II features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera with a lower 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Xperia 1 II features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has more internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
Xperia 1 II has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
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