Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos
samsung galaxy s5 duos
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung
Announced June 2014 December 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmery White, Electric Blue and Copper Gold Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
SAR US 1.15 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU 0.73 W/kg (head)
0.28 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 31mm, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) -