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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2014-10-30 | -- |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 4.34 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 12.43 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 VI is much better than the Galaxy A5, having an 83.2 score against 72.4. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS, but the Xperia 1 VI has an older 14 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Xperia 1 VI is a extremely lighter and extremely thinner phone than the Galaxy A5.
Xperia 1 VI features a bit better screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a really larger display, way more pixels per display inch and a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840px. Xperia 1 VI has much more storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 1 TB and 240 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A5 has a very superior processor than Xperia 1 VI, because although it has 10 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64-bits processor. Sony Xperia 1 VI features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a back camera with a much better 48 MP resolution.
Xperia 1 VI counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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