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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.03 x 2.42 x 0.62 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 525 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | 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
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a score of 75.8, which is a bit better than the Samsung W2017's 73.2 score. The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a incredibly thinner and way lighter phone than Samsung W2017. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung W2017, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cores.
The Samsung W2017 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Samsung W2017 also counts with a little better display pixels density. The Samsung W2017 features a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung W2017 also has more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features greater battery performance than Samsung W2017, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung W2017 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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