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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-03-28 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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 | 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 2 is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5, having a score of 82.3 against 72.4. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 design is newer than Samsung Galaxy A5's, but it's much heavier and extremely thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A5, because it has a larger screen, a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a greater pixels count in each inch of display. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video definition and a way higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a much better battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 74% greater battery capacity.
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