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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-10-02 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.12 |
| 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
Xperia 5 has a global score of 81, which is much better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. Even though the Xperia 5 is way newer than the Galaxy A5, it's a lot heavier and somewhat thicker. The Xperia 5 features a little bit better display than Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher display density, a larger display and a lot better 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Xperia 5 has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, it also counts with more processing cores and 4 GB more RAM memory. Xperia 5 has a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Xperia 5 counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3140mAh battery size. Xperia 5 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser megapixels back camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition.
Although Sony Xperia 5 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Sony Xperia 5, otherwise you can save some money and get the Samsung Galaxy A5, letting go some features and specs.
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