Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs Comparison

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8.5	8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)	Samsung Galaxy S22
Released · Jan 13, 2017	Released · Feb 25, 2022
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.1-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 128GB
3000 mAh	3700 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)	5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm) thickness with camera 0.35 inches (8.97 mm)
Weight
5.61 oz(159.0 g)	5.89 oz(168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	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	Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
71.51 %	88.57 %
Peak brightness
	1500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 730
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (14, 13, 12), One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3700 mAh
Type
Li - Ion, Not user replaceable	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Max charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 23min

Video

7h 26min

Gaming

Untested

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, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
16 MP	10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
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 3.2, Features: Charging, OTG
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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, Barometer
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, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F	Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
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: 1.03 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 799 / € 849
In The Box
	Phone, Type-C cable, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Feb 09, 2022

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 849

International


System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.8GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.7GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	5.89 oz(167.0 g)
5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

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