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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.57 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue and Red | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 Sport is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 77.8 score against 75.8. Even though Galaxy S5 Sport is incredibly older and thicker than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's body is still just a little bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a more vivid display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a bit greater pixel count per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video, and they both have a same resolution back camera, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 16 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a little better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
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