Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Huawei Y3 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5

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Huawei Y3 (2017)

Huawei Y3 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A5 or Huawei Y3 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 Huawei Y3 (2017)
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Release date 2014, October 2017, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.74 in 145.1 x 73.7 x 9.5 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.9 in
Weight 123 g | 4.34 oz 175 g | 6.17 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 Gold, Pink, Blue, White, Gray
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 68 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.0% 64.4%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 196 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2 MP

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); EMUI 4.1 Mini
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6737М
- Mediatek MT6580M - CRO-U00
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A53
-Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 - CRO-U00
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T720MP2
Mali-400MP2 - CRO-U00
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 488
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1125
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 799

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
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 b/g/n, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP
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)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice
Versions
- Versions: A500F (Global), A500FU (Europe), A500M (Peru, Colombia), A500Y (Australia, New Zealand), A500YZ (Taiwan), A500F1/A500K/A500S (Korea), A500FQ (Turkey)

- Also known as Also known as Huawei Y5 lite 2017 in Latin America

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