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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 66 | 72.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.3 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2011-08-28 | 2014-10-30 |
| 5.11 x 2.71 x 0.37 inches | 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches |
| 4.60 ounces | 4.34 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 305.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| Super AMOLED Plus | Super AMOLED |
| 207 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 5.72 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 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 |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 15 hours talk time |
| 3.76 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A5 is just a bit better than the Galaxy S II LTE, having a global score of 72.4 against 66. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A5 has a more recent 4.4.4 version and Galaxy S II LTE has Android 2.3 version, so it gives lots of additional features and enhanced performance. The Samsung Galaxy A5 body is noticeably newer, just a bit lighter and notably thinner than Galaxy S II LTE.
Galaxy A5 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, because it has a better display pixels density, a much better 1280 x 720 resolution and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy A5 features a little bit more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S II LTE, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A5 has a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, because it has an additional graphics processing unit, a greater number of cores , a 64 bits processor and a larger amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A5 features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, because it has a 24 percent larger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A5 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A5 also has a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy A5 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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