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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.88 |
| 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 Compact is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5, having a overall score of 79 against 72.4. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version, giving you some extra features. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is a noticeably newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's notably thicker and much heavier.
Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a much higher 1080 x 2160px resolution and a lot greater pixel density. The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and more processing cores.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5, because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. The Xperia XZ2 Compact takes greater videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels back camera.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with better battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has 2870mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
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