Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G or Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
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Release date 2024, March 11 2017, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 6.34 x 6.34 x 3.05 in 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in
Weight 213 g | 7.51 oz 157 g | 5.54 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Awesome Iceblue, Awesome Lilac, Awesome Navy, Awesome Lemon Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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 6.6" in 5.2" in
Screen area 106.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.8% 71.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 390 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
-Always-on display
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 108
DxOMark Photo 110
DxOMark Video 117
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 16 MP, f/1.9
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, One UI 6.1 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Exynos 1480 (4 nm) - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Xclipse 530 Mali-T830MP3
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715476
Antutu 10 CPU 210925
Antutu 10 GPU 188204
Antutu 10 Mem 120292
Antutu 10 UX 210925
Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1172 164
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3524 782
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, eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G 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 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)     1.04 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 25W Fast charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
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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