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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | 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 |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is better than Samsung Galaxy Note5, getting an 88.7 score against 80.2. IPhone 12's construction is noticeably newer, just a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note5. The iPhone 12 has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of screen and a quite lower resolution of 1170 x 2532px, it also counts with a quite bigger screen.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), and they both have the same RAM amount, the Apple iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy Note5's camera is just as good as iPhone 12's camera, because although the Galaxy Note5 has worse video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking pictures and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video definition, it also counts with a way better 16 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Galaxy Note5's memory to store more apps and games is just as good as iPhone 12's one, both of them have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note5 has a little longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 12, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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