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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.34 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia XA2 Plus has an overall score of 78.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 overall score. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia XA2 Plus has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4, providing the user a couple nice extra features and performance tweaks. Xperia XA2 Plus is a noticeably newer cellphone than the Galaxy A5, although it's much heavier and extremely thicker.
The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2160 resolution, a greater pixel amount per inch in the screen and a larger screen.
Xperia XA2 Plus has a lot better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a much higher (4K) video definition. Xperia XA2 Plus counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 3580mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
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