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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 96.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-12-10 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Frosted Black |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 22.92 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia PRO-I is a lot better than Galaxy A5, having a overall score of 96.3 against 72.4. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but the Sony Xperia PRO-I has the previous 11 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although Sony Xperia PRO-I is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5, it is much heavier and a lot thicker.
The Sony Xperia PRO-I counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 10 GB more RAM and more processing cores. Sony Xperia PRO-I has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has way more pixels per screen inch, a much better 1644 x 3840 resolution and a larger display.
The Xperia PRO-I shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser MP resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Sony Xperia PRO-I counts with a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Sony Xperia PRO-I features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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