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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-11-03 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.17 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
IPhone X is much better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 88.1 score against 75.8. Although iPhone X is a little heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a bit thinner and also newer. IPhone X features a better performing CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone X also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone X counts with a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a just a bit more pixels per inch of display and a little bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436. The Apple iPhone X counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The iPhone X counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a little better battery life than iPhone X, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 2716mAh.
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