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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 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 | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.43 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.56 |
| 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 3 is better than Galaxy A5, getting an 86.6 score against 72.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a a lot newer phone than the Galaxy A5, although it is incredibly heavier and extremely thicker. Both of these phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version while Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Galaxy A5 has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, although it has a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a lot lower display density and a way smaller screen. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a superior memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 105% larger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a way better camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better video resolution and a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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