Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) or Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
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Release date 2015, December 2013, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.38 x 5.38 x 2.75 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink White Frost, Black Mist, Aurora Red (AT&T only), Arctic Blue, Purple Mirage, Brown Autumn, Pink Twilight, Black Edition
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
Stand by time - Up to 350 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 62 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.5% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), OIS, AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.14µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
- Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
- Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 108 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 400 475
GeekBench 4 Single Core 642 698
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3208 1776
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1983

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
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 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SGH-i337
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - SGH-i337
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, 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 - 0.77 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    

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, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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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

- Also known as: Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition I9515 Samsung SGH-i337 for AT&T Samsung I9505G Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

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