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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Vs Samsung Galaxy S5 16gb

Should you buy Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 or Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capac ...Read More

Key Specs

Battery

3000 mAh 2800 mAh

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm) 5.1 inches (12.95 cm)

Front Camera

16 MP 2 MP

Processor

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 Samsung Exynos 5 5422

RAM

3 GB 2 GB

Rear Camera

16 MP 16 MP

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh 2800 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast -

Removable

No Yes

Standby time

- Up to 390 Hours(2G)

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes No

Wireless Charging

- Yes

Design

Colours

Black Sky, Gold Sand Black, Blue, Gold, White

Height

146.1 mm 142 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof Dust proof

Thickness

7.9 mm 8.1 mm

Waterproof

Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68 Yes, Splash proof, IP67

Weight

159 grams 145 grams

Width

71.4 mm 72.5 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9 -

Display Type

Super AMOLED Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

424 ppi 432 ppi

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD) 1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm) 5.1 inches (12.95 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.29 % 69.49 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

- No

Flash

No No

Resolution

- 2 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

CMOS -

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Samsung Samsung

Custom UI

- TouchWiz UI

Launch Date

March 15, 2017 (Official) March 27, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes, Assist Beam autofocus

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Digital image stabilization Face detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels 5312 x 2988 Pixels

OIS

No -

Resolution

16 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera 16 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 60 fps 1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

- Dual Video Recording Video HDR

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm 3.5 mm

FM Radio

Yes No

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.2 Yes, v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

Infrared Sensor

- Yes

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

- Yes

NFC

Yes Yes

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

Head: 0.311 W/kg Head: 1.2 W/kg, Body: 1.58 W/kg

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6) 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano SIM1: Micro

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Single SIM, GSM

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging USB 3.0, Mass storage device, microUSB

VoLTE

Yes -

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Octa core, 1.9 GHz, Cortex A53 Octa core (1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7)

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 Samsung Exynos 5 5422

Graphics

Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-T628 MP6

Sensors

Applications

Samsung Pay -

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front Front

Heart Rate Monitor

- Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

Yes, Up to 256 GB Yes, Up to 128 GB

Internal Memory

32 GB 16 GB

USB OTG

Yes Yes

User Available Storage

Up to 23.1 GB -
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each mobiles has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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