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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is way better than the Galaxy A5 (2016)'s 71.9 global score. The iPhone 12 design has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2016), but it's a bit heavier. The iPhone 12 features a sharper display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a just a little greater display pixel density, a higher resolution of 1170 x 2532 pixels and a larger display.
Apple iPhone 12 features a better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory. The iPhone 12 features a really superior performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM and a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPhone 12 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a less megapixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low light images and video and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution. Galaxy A5 (2016) features a little better battery performance than iPhone 12, because it has a 3% larger battery capacity.
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