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Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy S6

Released in December 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,300 mAh battery.

Released in April 2015. Features 5.1 inches screen with a resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels and 577 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa with up to 3 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 2,550 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Lighter (12%)
  • Much better quality screen (49%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (58%)
  • Better battery capacity (10%)
  • Fast charging battery

Specifications

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy S6
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date December 2014 April 2015
Operating System TouchWiz UI (Android 4.4) TouchWiz UI (Android 5.0)
Dimensions
Size 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in		 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in
Weight 123 g
4.34 oz		 138 g
4.87 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,440 x 2,560 pixels
PPI 294 577
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.0 Wide 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.2 Wide 5 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB 3 GB
Fixed 16 GB 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC -
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Samsung Exynos 7420 Octa
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A53 4x 2.10 GHz Cortex-A57
4x 1.50 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-T760 MP8
Battery
Capacity 2,300 mAh 2,550 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy A5

Samsung Galaxy S6

5.0"
123 g
4.34 oz

5.1"
138 g
4.87 oz