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| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S10 5G is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 93.6 score against 75.8. Galaxy S10 5G is a somewhat heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but both are equally thin. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S10 5G has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger display, a way higher 1440 x 3040 pixels resolution and a little bit better pixels number in each screen inch. The Galaxy S10 5G has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a way better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with way less megapixels, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture and a way higher video definition.
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