Compare phones
Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Green, Purple, Red, White and Yellow |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 7.92 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 3110mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 11 is better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, getting a global score of 83.3 against 72.4. IPhone 11's design is way newer, but much thicker and much heavier than Samsung Galaxy A5. The iPhone 11 works with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 OS. The iPhone 11 counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPhone 11 also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM.
Galaxy A5 counts with a little more vivid screen than iPhone 11, although it has a lot lower 1280 x 720 resolution, a quite worse amount of pixels per inch of screen and a bit smaller display. IPhone 11 counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPhone 11 features a really longer battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 35 percent bigger battery size. The Apple iPhone 11 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera in the back with a worse resolution, it also counts with a way higher video resolution.
Although Apple iPhone 11 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A5. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Apple iPhone 11, otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy A5, letting go some specs and features.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.