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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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
The Sony Xperia XZ2 is slightly better than Galaxy A5, getting a score of 79.1 against 72.4. The Sony Xperia XZ2 design is notably newer than Galaxy A5's, although it is a lot thicker and noticeably heavier. The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Xperia XZ2 has a bit sharper display than Galaxy A5, because it has more pixels per screen inch, a little larger display and a way better 1080 x 2160 resolution. The Xperia XZ2 features a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB and more internal memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 has a way better battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has 3180mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia XZ2 has a greater camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better 19 MP resolution back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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