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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-10-23 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| 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/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.8 |
| 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
The iPhone 12 is way better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, with an 88.7 score against 72.4. IPhone 12 has iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system. The iPhone 12 is a much newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A5, although it is much heavier and thicker.
The iPhone 12 has a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bits processing unit, the iPhone 12 also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Apple iPhone 12 features a sharper display than Galaxy A5, because it has a bigger display, a much higher display density and a way better resolution of 1170 x 2532.
The Apple iPhone 12 shoots greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition. The iPhone 12 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage.
The Apple iPhone 12 counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 22% bigger battery size.
Although iPhone 12 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Samsung Galaxy A5. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy A5, giving up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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