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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

    2.81 in
    5.75 in
    Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
    Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      2.85 in
      5.59 in
      Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S5
      Editiorial reviews
      9
      4.1 out of 5
      4 user ratings
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      25
      4.1 out of 5
      13 user ratings
      5 stars
      		38 %
      4 stars
      		53 %
      3 stars
      		7 %
      2 stars
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      User rating
      54
      4.3 out of 5
      54 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		14 %
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      38
      4.3 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		47 %
      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      Hardware

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.4
      CPU clock speed1.9 GHz2.5 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
      GPU modelARM Mali-T830 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
      RAM memory3 GB2 GB

      Display

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Screen size5.2 in5.1 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeOLEDOLED
      Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
      Technology
      • AMOLED
      • Full HD Super AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      • AMOLED
      • Super AMOLED
      Pixel density424.0 ppi432.0 ppi

      Rear camera

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps
      Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px

      Front camera

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Primary resolution16.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

      Storage

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Internal storage32 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Maximum card storage256GB128GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Metal
      		Plastic
      Shock resistantyesno

      Dimensions

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Height5.75 in5.59 in
      Width2.81 in2.85 in
      Depth0.31 in0.32 in
      Weight5.61 oz5.11 oz

      Sensors

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Dual sim supportyesno
      Sim card size
      • Nano SIM
      • Nano-SIM
      		Micro-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.0
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • DIP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      Bluetooth codecSBC
      • SBC
      • aptX
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.0
      3.0/3.1
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
      Video outputNoMHL

      Cellular

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • GPRS
      • EDGE
      • HSDPA
      • HSUPA
      • HSPA+
      • FDD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BeiDou
      		GLONASS
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 700 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2000 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • Regional
      Streaming standardsGoogle CastMiracast

      Battery

      Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
      Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
      Talk time16.0 h21.0 h

      Pros & Cons

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