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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| 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 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 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 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 18.62 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, with a 90.5 score against 72.4. These devices include Android operating system, but the Xperia 5 III has an older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Xperia 5 III's design is much newer, but thicker and a lot heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and more RAM. The Xperia 5 III features a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher amount of pixels per screen inch, a larger display and a way better 1080 x 2520px resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser megapixels camera, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality. Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal memory capacity.
Sony Xperia 5 III has a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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