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Samsung Galaxy A5


Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo


Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

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 August 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 432 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,800 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (18%)
  • Much thinner (21%)
  • Much better quality screen (32%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much more processing power (50%)
  • Much better battery capacity (18%)


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 August 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in
142.0 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in
Weight 123 g
4.34 oz
145 g
5.11 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 294 432
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Standard
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 2 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T720 MP2
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 2,800 mAh
Features - -
Removable False True
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 S5 Neo

Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz

5.1"
145 g
5.11 oz