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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2016-01-08 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 7 is better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), with an 81.6 score against 71.9. Apple iPhone 7 is a somewhat lighter and a little thinner phone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), even though both of them were only released 8 months apart. Apple iPhone 7 counts with a display that's very similar to the display in Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), although the Apple iPhone 7 has a quite smaller screen, a little bit lower screen pixels density and a way worse 750 x 1334 resolution.
The iPhone 7 features just a little better performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster), they both have the same RAM memory amount. The iPhone 7 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a much better (4K) video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos.
The iPhone 7 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Galaxy A5 (2016) has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has 2900mAh of battery capacity.
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