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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQApple iPhone 6 Plus
A1584, A1524A1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 80.4 |
| 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 | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.4 |
| 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 | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 4.88 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a global score of 80.4, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5's score of 72.4. Even though Apple iPhone 6 Plus is better than Samsung Galaxy A5, we must note that it is also a noticeably heavier and just a little thicker cellphone. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus has iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with Android 4.4.4 OS.
The Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a better screen than Galaxy A5, because it has a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a higher pixels quantity in each inch in the screen and a little bit larger display. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores (but faster), they both have a 450 megahertz graphics processor and a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5, although it has a back facing camera with much less megapixels and a worse video definition. IPhone 6 Plus features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPhone 6 Plus counts with longer battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has a 2915mAh battery size against 2300mAh.
Although iPhone 6 Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy A5. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy iPhone 6 Plus, else you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy A5, letting go a couple features and specs.
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