Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Nokia N9 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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Nokia N9

Nokia N9

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) or Nokia N9 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Nokia N9
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Release date 2015, December 2011, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.8 in 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm | 4.59 x 4.59 x 2.41 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 Black, Cyan, Magenta, Glossy white
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 75 h
Stand by time - Up to 380 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 3.9" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 41.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.5% 58.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 251 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs - Anti-glare polariser
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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 Carl Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) VGA
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa
- Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
- TI OMAP 3630
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
-Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
- 1.0 GHz Cortex A8
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
PowerVR SGX530
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 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) Micro-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 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 33
Edge Yes Class 33
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 2.1, A2DP, EDR
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 - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.16 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio (via third party soft
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Dolby Mobile
-Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging
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- SNS integration
-TV-out
-Dolby Digital Plus
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 Nokia N9-00, Nokia N9 Lankku

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