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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

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.

Released in April 2022. Features 6.7 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels and 393 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G SM7325 with up to 8 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Much lighter (17%)
  • Better quality screen (7%)
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much larger screen (22%)
  • Higher screen refresh rate
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (26%)
  • Much better battery capacity (42%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (28%)
  • It has 5G

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2015 April 2022
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 5.1) One UI (Android 12)
Dimensions
Size 144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in		 163.7 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 in
Weight 155 g
5.47 oz		 181 g
6.38 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 2,400 pixels
PPI 424 393
Features OLED OLED, 120Hz
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/1.9 Wide Quad camera
108 MP f/1.8 Wide
12 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
5 MP f/2.4 Macro
5 MP f/2.4 Depth
Front 5 MP f/1.9 Wide 32 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 6 GB
8 GB
Fixed 16 GB 128 GB
256 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7580 Octa
Octa-core processor
28 nm		 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G SM7325
Octa-core processor
6 nm
CPU 8x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53 1x 2.40 GHz Kryo 670 Prime
3x 2.20 GHz Kryo 670 Gold
4x 1.80 GHz Kryo 670 Silver
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 642L
Battery
Capacity 2,900 mAh 5,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 25W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False True
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True None
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy A73 5G

5.2"
155 g
5.47 oz

6.7"
181 g
6.38 oz