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Samsung Galaxy S II
GT-I9100Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 66 | 72.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0, 2.3 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2011-02-13 | 2014-10-30 |
| 4.93 x 2.60 x 0.33 inches | 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.09 ounces | 4.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 350.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4210 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.5 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 710 hours standby time 18.3 hours talk time | 15 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S II, with a 72.4 score against 66. Although the Galaxy A5 is a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy S II, it's extremely thinner and also noticeably newer. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A5 has the newer 4.4.4 version while Samsung Galaxy S II has Android 4.1.2, so it offers a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
The Galaxy A5 has a better performing processor than Samsung Galaxy S II, because although it has a worse graphics processing unit running at 450 megahertz, it also counts with 2 more cpu cores, more RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy S II, because it has a lot better resolution of 1280 x 720, a better pixel density and a larger display.
Samsung Galaxy S II captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, although it has a back facing camera with a much lower 8 megapixels resolution and a worse video definition. Samsung Galaxy S II counts with more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 32 GB against 64 GB, it also counts with 16 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S II, because it has a 2300mAh battery capacity against 1650mAh.
Samsung Galaxy A5 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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