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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-04-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.46 x 2.87 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Marine Blue and Moondust Gray |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 11.55 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The TCL 20 Pro 5G has a score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5's 72.4 score. TCL 20 Pro 5G's body is newer, but noticeably thicker and a lot heavier than Samsung Galaxy A5. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but TCL 20 Pro 5G has 11 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 features a little sharper display than TCL 20 Pro 5G, although it has a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a way smaller screen and a lot lower display pixels density. The TCL 20 Pro 5G has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1 TB.
TCL 20 Pro 5G features a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The TCL 20 Pro 5G features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 96% greater battery capacity.
The TCL 20 Pro 5G captures a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A5, because it has a back camera with a way higher resolution and a much higher video resolution.
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