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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.35 x 3.00 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Metallic blue and Violet | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M11, with a overall score of 75.8 against 74.8. The Galaxy A5 (2017) is an much older phone than the Samsung Galaxy M11, but Samsung managed to build it somewhat thinner and lighter anyway. Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M11. They have 3 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a better display than Galaxy M11, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a much better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy M11 has a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M11 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M11 features a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 67% greater battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M11, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures and video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) also counts with a back camera with a better 16 megapixels resolution.
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