Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
5.0
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Mar 24, 2023
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
(146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm)
6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches
(158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm)
thickness with camera 0.40 inches (10.19 mm)
Weight
5.61 oz(159.0 g) 7.13 oz(202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome White, Awesome Violet

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.4-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
71.51 % 81.47 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 6GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Max charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 17min
Browsing
16h 11min
Video
7h 44min
Gaming
9h 36min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
16 MP 32 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
121
Overall
126
Photo
116
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging, Mass storage device Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

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

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Mar 15, 2023

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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