Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A3 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A5 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A3 offers 4.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A5 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A3 feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A3 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A3 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A5 offers a higher battery capacity with 2300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A3 offers 1900 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A5 and Samsung Galaxy A3 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Samsung Galaxy A3 has a rating of 4.

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Samsung Galaxy A5
₹17,990
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy A3
₹9,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
N/A

Release Date

10 Jan, 2015
10 Jan, 2015

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 410
Snapdragon 410
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
2300 mAh
1900 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,116 ratings)
4/5
(1,878 ratings)

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Processor

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306
Adreno 306

RAM

2 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
540x960 px

Pixel Density

294 ppi
245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.82 %
64.38 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

139.3 mm
130.1 mm

Width

69.7 mm
66.5 mm

Thickness

6.7 mm
6.9 mm

Weight

123 grams
110 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command Wide Angle Selfie
Selfie Voice command Wide Angle Selfie

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

2300 mAh
1900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15 Hours(3G)
Up to 13 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SAR Value

Head: 648 W/kg Body: 0.478 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass