Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A31

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
samsung galaxy a5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A31
samsung galaxy a31
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2017 2020, March 24
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Coming Soon - April 2020
Price Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 185 g (6.53 oz)
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 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0
Processor 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] Mali-G52 MC2 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.34% 85.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -