Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-10-01 | 2016-06-01 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.56 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C5 has a score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 general score. Both phones in this review use the same Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. Galaxy C5 is a a bit thinner and a lot lighter cellphone than the Galaxy A8 (2016), although both of them were released with only 4 months difference.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with just a bit better performance than Galaxy C5, although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Galaxy C5 has a display that's just as good as the screen in Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although the Galaxy C5 has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little greater pixels density.
Galaxy C5 has a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy C5's camera is very similar to Galaxy A8 (2016)'s camera, they have a back camera with a 16 MP resolution, a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has a 27% larger battery capacity.
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