Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A35 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A35

Samsung Galaxy A35

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy A35 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A35
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Release date 2017, January 2024, March 11
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 161.7 x 78 x 8.2 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.07 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 209 g | 7.37 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Iceblue, Lilac, Navy
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, 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 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 6.6" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 106.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 84.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 390 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Other specs - Always-on display - 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.96", PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 14, One UI 6.1
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G68 MP5
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 587481
Antutu 10 CPU 191502
Antutu 10 GPU 166953
Antutu 10 Mem 93544
Antutu 10 UX 191502
Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164 1017
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782 2988
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) Nano-SIM, eSIM or Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
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)    
SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.92 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
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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