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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 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
IPhone 12 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), with an 88.7 score against 75.8. The iPhone 12 is a way newer device, and it's also somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). The iPhone 12 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit larger display, a higher 1170 x 2532px resolution and a little bit greater pixel amount per inch in the screen.
The iPhone 12 has a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM and a 64 bits processing unit. The iPhone 12 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a much better video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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