Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy S23+

Samsung Galaxy S23+

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy S23+
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Release date 2017, January 2023, February 01
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 157.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 mm | 6.21 x 6.21 x 3 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 196 g | 6.91 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4700 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 Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 6.6" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 105.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 87.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Other specs - Always-on display - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1750 nits (peak)
-1200 nits (HBM)
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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, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 133
DxOMark Photo 129
DxOMark Video 137
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Adreno 740
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1539495
Antutu 10 CPU 382287
Antutu 10 GPU 606289
Antutu 10 Mem 284771
Antutu 10 UX 382287
Antutu 9 Total 1270654
Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164 1867
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782 4950
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 8690
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4462
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143 1388
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926 4875
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 and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, 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 - 0.95 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

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

- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
-Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 45W, 65% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA)
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance
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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