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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 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2021-09-24 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Graphite, Sierra Blue and Silver |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.71 |
| 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/1.50 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 | 4352mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is much better than Galaxy A5, with a 93.2 score against 72.4. IPhone 13 Pro Max counts with iOS 15.x operating system, while Galaxy A5 works with Android 4.4.4 operating system. The iPhone 13 Pro Max body is way newer than the Galaxy A5's, although it's noticeably heavier and thicker.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max counts with a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPhone 13 Pro Max also counts with more cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a much better 1284 x 2778px resolution, a way higher pixel number per display inch and a really larger display.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. IPhone 13 Pro Max features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 4352mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back-facing camera with less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
Although Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy A5. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Galaxy A5, and give up a few features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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