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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-04-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 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 |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark is better than Galaxy A5, having an 80.4 score against 72.4. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4. Although the Xiaomi Black Shark is extremely newer than the Galaxy A5, it is a lot thicker and heavier.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit faster processor than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2160 resolution, a bigger screen and a better pixels count per inch of display.
Xiaomi Black Shark takes a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a lesser MP back camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution. Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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