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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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) is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z2a, getting a 75.8 score against 73. The Galaxy A5 (2017) is a a lot thinner and just a little lighter device than Sony Xperia Z2a. Xperia Z2a features a better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Xperia Z2a also counts with a just a bit greater number of pixels per inch of display.
Xperia Z2a features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Xperia Z2a also counts with an additional graphics processor. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a much bigger memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2a, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and Xperia Z2a both feature quite similar cameras, although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a lot worse resolution camera in the back and a much worse 1920x1080 video resolution. Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery life is very similar to the battery life in Xperia Z2a.
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