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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2016-01-08 | 2017-11-03 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.17 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.72 |
| 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
The iPhone X has an overall score of 88.1, which is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s 71.9 score. IPhone X's construction is newer, but somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016). Apple iPhone X counts with a slightly better display than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a just a bit greater screen density, a little higher 1125 x 2436 resolution and a little larger display.
The iPhone X has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. IPhone X counts with a faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and a 64-bits processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) has a little longer battery performance than iPhone X, because it has a 2900mAh battery size. The Apple iPhone X features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a worse 12 mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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