Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
8.0
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Feb 03, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Jan 03, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$650

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
162.5 x 75.6 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.61 oz / 159.0 g 6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic 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 Prism white, Prism black, Prism blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.51% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 88.08% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED Plus, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 1.6 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Adreno 640
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 21min
Browsing
11h 47min
Video
10h 30min
Gaming
9h 52min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
48 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
EIS
Front
16 MP 32 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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, ac
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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes 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: Mar 18, 2020
FCC ID value: A3LSMG770U
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: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg
Phablet: 2.53 W/kg
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