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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-10-12 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.67 |
| 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 |
| 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 5 II has a global score of 87.2, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's overall score of 72.4. Even though the Xperia 5 II is extremely newer than Samsung Galaxy A5, it is thicker and incredibly heavier. The Xperia 5 II counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 6 GB more RAM and more CPU cores.
The Xperia 5 II features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution, a larger screen and a much higher screen pixel density. The Xperia 5 II features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Sony Xperia 5 II counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser megapixels back facing camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Xperia 5 II features a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Although Sony Xperia 5 II is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy A5. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Galaxy A5, and give up a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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