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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQApple iPhone 6
128 GBA1586, A1524
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-10-30 | 2014-09-09 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 4.55 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 1810mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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 6 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A5, having a general score of 79.2 against 72.4. Even though the iPhone 6 is a better cellphone than Samsung Galaxy A5, we must note that it's also a just a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone. IPhone 6 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 OS.
IPhone 6 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A5, although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a 64-bit processor and a 450 MHz graphics processing unit. The iPhone 6 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy A5, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1334 x 750px and a little bit greater display pixel density.
Apple iPhone 6 features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy A5 features greater battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 6, because it has a 27% larger battery size.
The iPhone 6 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A5, although it has a lower video resolution and a back camera with a way worse 8 MP resolution.
Apple iPhone 6 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it an obvious call.
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