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Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy A3

Released in December 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Released in December 2014. Features 4.5 inches screen with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and 245 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 1.5 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 1,900 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Larger screen (10%)
  • Much better quality screen (17%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • Much better battery capacity (17%)
  • Lighter (12%)

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy A3
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 December 2014
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4)
Dimensions
Size 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in		 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in
Weight 123 g
4.34 oz		 110 g
3.88 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 540 x 960 pixels
PPI 294 245
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 8 MP f/2.4 Standard
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 1 GB
1.5 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 1,900 mAh
Features - -
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy A3

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz

4.5"
110 g
3.88 oz