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| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-11-03 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 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 X is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 88.1 score against 75.8. Although Apple iPhone X is a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), it's a little thinner and newer. The iPhone X counts with a superior hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has 2 lesser CPU cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPhone X also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone X has a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite greater display density, a bit higher 1125 x 2436 resolution and a little bit larger screen. IPhone X counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot lower 12 megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
Apple iPhone X has a much bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit longer battery duration than iPhone X, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2716mAh.
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