Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A01 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Dec 17, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$100

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm	5.81 x 2.79 x 0.33 inches 147.5 x 70.9 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g	5.33 oz / 151.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 78.22% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 295 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A53 4x1.45​GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 505
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 7.8W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	2, 4, 5, 12, 14
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F	Date approved: Feb 24, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA015A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 0.61 W/kg Body: 0.61 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 13
WLAN	a,b,g,n
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T4
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 15, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA015V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.63 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.37 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.37 W/kg
Prices (MSRP)	$150

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