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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 7 has a global score of 81.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Although Apple iPhone 7 and the Galaxy A5 (2017) were only released with a couple months difference, Apple iPhone 7 is lighter and a little bit thinner. IPhone 7 counts with a display that's very similar to the screen in Galaxy A5 (2017), although the iPhone 7 has a little smaller screen, a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a lot worse 750 x 1334px resolution.
IPhone 7 features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster). The iPhone 7 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
IPhone 7 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much lower 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and a much better (4K) video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 7, because it has a 53 percent larger battery capacity.
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