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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ Premium is better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with a score of 79.8 against 72.4. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium design is incredibly newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5's, although it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a way better 2160 x 3840 resolution, a bit bigger screen and a lot more pixels per inch of screen.
Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 256 GB. Xperia XZ Premium has a little better performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Xperia XZ Premium counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 40 percent more battery size. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a much better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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