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Samsung Galaxy A34 5G


Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)


Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Released in March 2023. Features 6.6 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 390 ppi.

Octa-core processor MediaTek Dimensity 1080 with up to 8 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Released in January 2017. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much larger screen (21%)
  • Higher screen refresh rate
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (17%)
  • Much better battery capacity (40%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (28%)
  • It has 5G
  • Much lighter (27%)
  • Better quality screen (8%)
  • Probably better front camera


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date March 2023 January 2017
Operating System One UI (Android 13) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 161.3 x 78.1 x 8.2 mm
6.35 x 3.07 x 0.32 in
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in
Weight 199 g
7.02 oz
157 g
5.54 oz
Screen
Size 6.6 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,340 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 390 424
Features OLED, 120Hz OLED
Cameras
Rear Triple camera
48 MP f/1.8 Wide
8 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
5 MP f/2.4 Macro
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 13 MP f/2.2 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 6 GB
8 GB
3 GB
Fixed 128 GB
256 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Octa-core processor
6 nm
Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 2x 2.60 GHz Cortex-A78
6x 2.00 GHz Cortex-A55
8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-T830 MP3
Battery
Capacity 5,000 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 25W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G True False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack False True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy A34 5G

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

6.6"
199 g
7.02 oz

5.2"
157 g
5.54 oz