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| Global Score | |
| 94.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.27 x 5.05 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.95 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Mystic black and Mystic bronze | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1930.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2208 x 1768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 372 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 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/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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 | -- |
| 10.45 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Z Fold 2 has an overall score of 94.6, which is way better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Even though the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is notably heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat thinner and also newer. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a display that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a really smaller display and a way lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a little better screen pixels density.
Galaxy Z Fold 2 counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 counts with a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Z Fold 2 shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a larger camera aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments.
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