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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 92.8 |
| 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 2.82 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.66 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| 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 Pro has a general score of 92.8, which is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. IPhone 12 Pro comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with Android 4.4.4 OS. The iPhone 12 Pro is a newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's way heavier and thicker.
The iPhone 12 Pro has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a way greater number of pixels per screen inch, a bigger screen and a way better 1170 x 2532 resolution. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have a 64-bits processing unit, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 4 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPhone 12 Pro has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 2815mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh.
The iPhone 12 Pro shoots greater pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro is way more expensive than Galaxy A5, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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