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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C5 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), having a 76.4 score against 75.8. Even though Galaxy C5 and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) were only released 8 months apart, Galaxy C5 is thinner and extremely lighter. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy C5, although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy C5 has a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Samsung Galaxy C5 also counts with a little bit greater pixel density. The Galaxy A7 (2017) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy C5. They have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the same resolution camera in the back, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Samsung Galaxy C5 counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. Galaxy A7 (2017) has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 2600mAh.
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