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Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Released in September 2022. Features 6.6 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,408 pixels and 400 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 with up to 8 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Released in December 2015. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,900 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much larger screen (21%)
  • Higher screen refresh rate
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (18%)
  • Much better battery capacity (42%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (28%)
  • It has 5G
  • Much lighter (27%)
  • Much thinner (15%)
  • Better quality screen (6%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better front camera

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date September 2022 December 2015
Operating System One UI (Android 12) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1)
Dimensions
Size 165.4 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
6.51 x 3.03 x 0.33 in		 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in
Weight 197 g
6.95 oz		 155 g
5.47 oz
Screen
Size 6.6 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,408 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 400 424
Features 120Hz OLED
Cameras
Rear Quad camera
50 MP f/1.8 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
2 MP f/2.4 Macro
2 MP f/2.4 Depth		 13 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 8 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB
6 GB
8 GB		 2 GB
Fixed 64 GB
128 GB		 16 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375
Octa-core processor
6 nm		 Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm
CPU 2x 2.20 GHz Kryo 660 Gold
6x 1.70 GHz Kryo 660 Silver		 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 619 Mali-T720 MP2
Battery
Capacity 5,000 mAh 2,900 mAh
Features Fast charging 25W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G True False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False True
USB Type-C True False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

6.6"
197 g
6.95 oz

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz