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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.32 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black Shadow | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2020.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2184 x 1968 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 2600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.11 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a lot better than Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 91.1 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition design is extremely thinner but way heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display, it also counts with a much higher 1968 x 2184 resolution and a really bigger screen.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a way better performance than Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a greater camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and video and a lot more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 47 percent greater battery capacity.
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