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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS 2 | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Silver and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2376 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 990E (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP14 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A5 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is slightly better than Mate 40E 4G's general score of 73.7. Galaxy A5 (2017) is a somewhat thinner and lighter phone than the Mate 40E 4G. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better processing power than Apple Mate 40E 4G, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with just a bit better looking screen than Apple Mate 40E 4G, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel density. The Mate 40E 4G counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same aperture, the Mate 40E 4G also has a lot better resolution back facing camera.
The Mate 40E 4G features a bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Mate 40E 4G features a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 40% bigger battery size.
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