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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-16 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Glowing night | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than the vivo NEX 3, getting a overall score of 75.8 against 73.9. Galaxy A5 (2017) is an a lot older phone than vivo NEX 3, but Samsung was able to make it lighter and thinner anyway. The vivo NEX 3 has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the vivo NEX 3 also has 5 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little bit better looking screen than vivo NEX 3, because although it has a really smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. The vivo NEX 3 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger aperture and a much more mega-pixels back camera.
Vivo NEX 3 features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. Vivo NEX 3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
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