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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 93.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-11-13 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 8.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2778 x 1284 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 | 3687mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy A5, having a general score of 93.2 against 72.4. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max comes with iOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is a extremely newer cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's extremely heavier and somewhat thicker.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the iPhone 12 Pro Max also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. The Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a lot greater count of pixels per screen inch, a lot better resolution of 1284 x 2778 pixels and a way bigger screen.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution. IPhone 12 Pro Max counts with a superior storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 12 Pro Max has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 60 percent more battery capacity.
Although iPhone 12 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone 12 Pro Max, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Galaxy A5, giving up a couple specifications.
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