Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) in Pakistan

Brand	Samsung	Samsung

Versions and prices
Price	Pkr 37,999/-	Pkr 47,000/-

Release Date	December 2015 , 8 years ago	January 2017 , 7 years ago

Design & Materials

Dimension	144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm	146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight	155 g	157 g
Screen-to-body Ratio	72.5%	71.5%
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame
Colors	Black, White, Gold, Pink	Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud
Others	NA	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	5.2" Inches	5.2" Inches
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels - 16:9 ratio	1080 x 1920 pixels - 16:9 ratio
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Density	424 ppi	424 ppi
Others	NA	NA

Performance & Hardware

Model	Exynos 7580	Exynos 7880
Chipset	Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)	Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Nanometer	28 nm	14 nm

GPU	Mali-T720MP2	Mali-T830MP3

RAM	2 GB	3 GB
Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X

Capacity	16 GB	32 GB
Type	eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5	eMMC 5.1
SD Slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass, fingerprint	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Camera

Camera	13 MP	16 MP
	13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS	16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Camera	5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1080p	16 MP
Features	NA	NA
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Connectivity

Bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only), LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)

Type	Single SIM or Dual SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE

Supports	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

USB	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 2.0

NFC	Yes	Yes
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Others	GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G (LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps)	GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G Cat6

Battery of Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Capacity	2900	3000
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Fast charge	18 W	18 W
Extra	NA	NA

Entertainment

Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
Ring Tones	Downlaodable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Extra	FM: Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, Photo/video editor, YouTube, Google Talk, Games (built-in + downloadable)	Games, FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/WMV/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+/FLAC player, YouTube, Google Allo

Software of Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Operating System	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Browser	HTML5	HTML5
Extra	NA	Document viewer, Photo/video editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail