OnePlus 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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OnePlus 5

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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OnePlus 5 or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model OnePlus 5 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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Release date 2017, June 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.92 in 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame & back Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight Black, Slate Gray Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology Optic AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.0% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-20 MP, f/2.6, 36mm (standard), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, 1.6x optical zoom, AF
-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Functions HDR, panorama, dual-LED flash LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30/120/480fps, Auto HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 16 MP, f/1.9
Functions Auto-HDR
Video 1080p (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 5.1.4 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-T830MP3
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 210302 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1967 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6710 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Dash Charge)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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