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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has an overall score of 92.8, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. Apple iPhone 12 Pro is a noticeably newer and a bit thinner cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it is heavier. IPhone 12 Pro has a better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a just a bit greater pixel count per inch in the display, a better 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and a larger display.
The iPhone 12 Pro counts with a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a larger amount of RAM memory. The iPhone 12 Pro features a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
IPhone 12 Pro shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a little better battery performance than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 7% greater battery capacity.
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