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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2015-12-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), getting a 75.8 score against 72.8. The Galaxy A5 (2017) body is newer and just a little lighter, but also a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016). Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2016). Both have a 3 GB RAM memory and 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and a F1.9 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a camera in the back with more mega-pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB and 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A7 (2016) features just a little better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 10% greater battery size.
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