Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Oppo A59 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Oppo A59

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or Oppo A59 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Oppo A59
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Release date 2017, January 2023, December 22
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 8.1 x 76 x 7.4 mm | 0.32 x 0.32 x 2.99 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 187 g | 6.6 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Silk Gold, Starry Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, , non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 6.56" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 103.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 71.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1612 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 269 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display - 90Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -13 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 13, ColorOS 13.1
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Mediatek Dimensity 6020 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G57 MC2
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 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 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, 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 FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- 33W Fast charging, 52% in 30 min
- IP54, dust and splash resistant
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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