Samsung Galaxy A vs Samsung Galaxy M47: Which is better?

Screen size

Galaxy A3.7"

Galaxy M476.7"+45%

Technology

Galaxy A

GSM / HSPA

Galaxy M47

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Galaxy A

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Galaxy M47

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Galaxy A

HSDPA 2100

Galaxy M47

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Speed

Galaxy A

HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps

Resolution

Galaxy A480 × 800 px

Galaxy M471,080 × 2,340 px+85%

Refresh rate

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M47120 Hz

Peak brightness

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M471,400 nits

Pixel density

Galaxy A252 ppi

Galaxy M47385 ppi+35%

CPU speed

Galaxy A720 MHz Cortex-A8

Galaxy M47Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M476.0 GB

Storage

Galaxy A1 GB

Galaxy M47128 GB+99%

Main camera

Galaxy A5.0 MP

Galaxy M4750.0 MP+90%

Front camera

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M4712.0 MP

Battery

Galaxy A1,500 mAh

Galaxy M476,000 mAh+75%

Wired charging

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M4745 W

Weight

Galaxy A128 g+56%

Galaxy M47200 g

Thickness

Galaxy A12.5 mm

Galaxy M477.8 mm+60%

IP rating

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M47IP64

Wi‑Fi

Galaxy AWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Galaxy M47wifi 5

Bluetooth

Galaxy A2.1, A2DP

Galaxy M475+58%

USB

equal specs

Galaxy AmicroUSB 2.0

Galaxy M472.0

5G support

Galaxy ANo

Galaxy M47Yes+100%

NFC

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M47Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy AYes+100%

Galaxy M47No

SD card

equal specs

Galaxy AYes

Galaxy M47Yes

Stereo speakers

Galaxy A—

Galaxy M47—

4G bands

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

LTE

5G bands

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

SA/NSA/Sub6

Announced

Galaxy A

2010, April. Released 2010, May

Galaxy M47

2026, June 29

Status

Galaxy A

Discontinued

Galaxy M47

Available. Released 2026, July 04

Dimensions

Galaxy A

119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm (4.70 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)

Galaxy M47

162.4 x 78.2 x 7.8 mm (6.39 x 3.08 x 0.31 in)

Weight

Galaxy A

128 g (4.52 oz)

Galaxy M47

200 g (7.05 oz)

SIM

Galaxy A

Mini-SIM

Galaxy M47

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)

Other

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) Drop resistant up to 2m

Type

Galaxy A

Super AMOLED

Galaxy M47

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits (typ), 1400 nits (HBM)

Size

Galaxy A

3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Galaxy M47

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Galaxy A

480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)

Galaxy M47

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Protection

Galaxy A

Corning Gorilla Glass

Galaxy M47

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Galaxy A

Android 2.1 (Eclair)

Galaxy M47

Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Chipset

Galaxy A

TI OMAP 3430

Galaxy M47

Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)

CPU

Galaxy A

720 MHz Cortex-A8

Galaxy M47

Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Galaxy A

PowerVR SGX530

Galaxy M47

Adreno 710

Card slot

Galaxy A

microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included

Galaxy M47

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

Galaxy A

1GB 384MB RAM

Galaxy M47

128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Other

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

UFS 3.1

Single

Galaxy A

5 MP, AF

Galaxy M47

Features

Galaxy A

LED flash

Galaxy M47

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Video

Galaxy A

720p

Galaxy M47

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS

Triple

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro)

Single

Galaxy A

VGA videocall camera

Galaxy M47

12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF

Video

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

1080p@30fps, HDR

Loudspeaker

Galaxy A

Yes

Galaxy M47

Yes

3.5mm jack

Galaxy A

Yes

Galaxy M47

WLAN

Galaxy A

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Galaxy M47

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

Bluetooth

Galaxy A

2.1, A2DP

Galaxy M47

5.3, A2DP, LE, ASHA

Positioning

Galaxy A

GPS, A-GPS

Galaxy M47

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

Radio

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

Unspecified

USB

Galaxy A

microUSB 2.0

Galaxy M47

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

NFC

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

Yes

Sensors

Galaxy A

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Galaxy M47

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Browser

Galaxy A

HTML

Galaxy M47

Other

Galaxy A

DMB TV MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Document viewer

Galaxy M47

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

Galaxy A

Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery

Galaxy M47

6000 mAh

Stand-by

Galaxy A

Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)

Galaxy M47

Talk time

Galaxy A

Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)

Galaxy M47

Charging

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

45W wired Bypass charging

Colors

Galaxy A

Deep Black, Cream White

Galaxy M47

Blaze Blue, Rogue Red

SAR EU

Galaxy A

0.48 W/kg (head)

Galaxy M47

0.50 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Price

Galaxy A

About 100 EUR

Galaxy M47

About 210 EUR

Models

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

SM-M476B/DS, SM-M476B

SAR

Galaxy A

Galaxy M47

0.87 W/kg (head)

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