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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018)

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Samsung
Announced
January 2017 Not announced yet
Status
Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored
Price
Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Various
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
-
Weight
- -
SIM Type
Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 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)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED
Yes Yes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
71.34% -
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor
1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] Mali-T830MP3 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
16 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
16 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM radio, recording FM radio
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported Not Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
Light Sensor
Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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