Nokia 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Nokia 5
8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Nokia 5 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Released · Jun 16, 2017
Released · Jan 13, 2017
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 16GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017 Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
149.7 x 72.5 x 8.05 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 5.61 oz / 159.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Brown, Blue Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.83% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 282 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 1.8 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Mali-T830 MP3
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
3GB/16GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) 16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
with 3 GB RAM
Memory 3GB
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