Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos
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Release date 2017, January 2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 171 g | 6.03 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 64 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 5.7" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 89.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 76.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 515 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-T760MP8
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164 238
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782 783
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143 232
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926 907
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773 1278
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104 3954
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000 2898
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
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 / 1900 / 2100 - N9208, N920C
-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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - N9208, N9200 
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), 26(850) - N920C
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 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)    

SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
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-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
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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

- Versions: N9208 (Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan); N920C/N920CD (South Africa, UAE, Pakistan, Russia, Kazakhstan)

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