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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion 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
Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), having a 75.8 score against 72.8. Although the Galaxy A5 (2017) and the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) were released with only 3 months difference, the Galaxy A5 (2017) design is a little bit thicker but somewhat lighter. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017). They have a Octa-Core CPU and 3 GB of RAM.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a quite higher display density. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016). Both of them have the same camera aperture, a 16 mega-pixels camera in the back, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with as much memory to store more apps and games as the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), both of them have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) features just a little better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 10 percent larger battery size.
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