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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-06-11 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.08 x 2.69 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 SM6350 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 560, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619L GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 10 III has a global score of 83.7, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 global score. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Xperia 10 III has older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. The Sony Xperia 10 III body is notably newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it's way heavier and noticeably thicker.
Sony Xperia 10 III has a screen that's very similar to the screen in Samsung Galaxy A5, although the Sony Xperia 10 III also has a lot better 1080 x 2520px resolution, a way greater count of pixels per inch of display and a bigger screen. The Sony Xperia 10 III has a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Xperia 10 III has a little faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM. Sony Xperia 10 III features a much better battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
The Xperia 10 III features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera with lesser mega-pixels, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution.
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