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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| -- | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 5.2 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 108.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 1.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a bit better than the Galaxy Z Fold 4, with a general score of 75.8 against 73.4. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better performance than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy Z Fold 4 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Z Fold 4, although it has a way worse resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much better battery performance than Galaxy Z Fold 4.
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