Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy S II T989 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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Samsung Galaxy S II T989

Samsung Galaxy S II T989

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) or Samsung Galaxy S II T989 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy S II T989
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Release date 2015, December 2011, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in 129.8 x 68.8 x 9.4 mm | 5.11 x 5.11 x 2.71 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 135 g | 4.76 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Titanium, white
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1850 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
Stand by time - Up to 167 h
Talking time - Up to 7 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.52" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 58.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.5% 65.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 206 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF -8 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
- Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon S3
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
- Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Adreno 220
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 400
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
UMTS 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Optional
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 3.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.35 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.13 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player
-MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
-Photo/video editor
-Document editor
Versions
- Versions: A510F (EMEA); A510F/DS (KAZ, RUS); A510M (LATAM); A510M/DS (BRA, CHL); A510FD (SEA, IND); A510Y/DS (AUS, TWN, NZL, PHL); A5100 (HKG, CHN). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Duos with du

- For T-Mobile Also known as Samsung Hercules, Samsung SGH-T989

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