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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 85.3 |
| 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 | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.97 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Midnight green, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| 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 | 3969mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| 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 Pro Max is much better than the Galaxy A5, with an 85.3 score against 72.4. IPhone 11 Pro Max is a newer device than the Galaxy A5, but it's thicker and noticeably heavier. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy A5 counts with Android 4.4.4 OS. The iPhone 11 Pro Max features a little sharper display than Galaxy A5, because it has a larger display, a way greater pixels density and a way better resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels.
IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bits CPU, the iPhone 11 Pro Max also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM memory. IPhone 11 Pro Max takes much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a less MP resolution back camera, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
IPhone 11 Pro Max has much more memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. IPhone 11 Pro Max counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has a 3969mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
Although iPhone 11 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 11 Pro Max, but if you don't you can save some money and get the Galaxy A5, letting go some features and specifications.
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