Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy A5

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Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung Galaxy S5

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Differences between Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy S5 - Which to Choose?

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A5:

  • Slimmer design with 6.7mm thickness.
  • Lighter weight at 123 grams.
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4 screen protection.
  • Dedicated memory card slot, up to 64 GB.
  • NFC available in LTE model.
  • FM radio with recording.
  • Possibly more affordable with a price of 260 EUR.

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S5:

  • Higher battery capacity at 2800mAh.
  • Highest camera resolution at 16 MP with 2160p video recording.
  • Fingerprint sensor and heart rate sensor included.
  • More powerful chipset, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801.
  • Higher resolution display with 1080 x 1920 pixels.
  • More robust with IP67 dust/water resistant certification.
  • Better audio with 24-bit/192kHz sound.
  • USB 3.0 support and infrared for remote control functionality.
  • Supports wireless charging (market dependent).
  • Larger maximum expandable storage up to 256GB.

Samsung Galaxy A5 or Samsung Galaxy S5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy S5
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Release date 2014, October 2014, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.74 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 123 g | 4.34 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Plastic body
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Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 68 h
Stand by time - Up to 390 h
Talking time - Up to 21 h
Music play - Up to 67 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.0% 69.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF -16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 70
DxOMark Photo 68
DxOMark Video 75
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 488 931
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1125 2412
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 799 2328
GeekBench 4 Battery 1119

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500YZ 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A500M 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A500Y
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 (LTE model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording 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 - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice

- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A500F (Global), A500FU (Europe), A500M (Peru, Colombia), A500Y (Australia, New Zealand), A500YZ (Taiwan), A500F1/A500K/A500S (Korea), A500FQ (Turkey)

- Versions: G900F (Europe), G900I (Asia, Australia), G900M (Vodafone), G900A (AT&T), G900T (T-Mobile), G900W8 (Canada), G900K/G900L/G900S (Korea)

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