Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-04-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black,Deep blue and Red |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 180.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7884 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A20 has an overall score of 74.7, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 5's overall score of 68.8. Samsung Galaxy A20's construction is newer than the Apple iPhone 5's, although it is a lot heavier and just a little bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy A20 works with Android 11 OS, and Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS.
Galaxy A20 has just a little better hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The iPhone 5 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy A20, because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher display pixel density.
The Galaxy A20 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A20 also has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, a bigger sensor taking better quality photos and videos and a much bigger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low light environments.
The Galaxy A20 counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has 32 GB internal storage and a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A20 features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy A20 is also a bit cheaper, which makes it a very good choice.
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