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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2016-09-16 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 3.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Apple iPhone 7 has a score of 81.6, which is much better than Galaxy A5's 72.4 overall score. Apple iPhone 7's construction is newer than Galaxy A5's, although it's heavier and a little thicker. Apple iPhone 7 counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5, although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, they both have 2 GB of RAM and 4 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A5 features just a bit better looking display than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has a just a little inferior number of pixels per screen inch and a little bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720, it also counts with a little bit larger display. Apple iPhone 7 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back camera with less MP, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Apple iPhone 7 has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A5 counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone 7, because it has a 17 percent larger battery capacity.
Although iPhone 7 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A5. If you prefer to save some money, you can get the Samsung Galaxy A5, giving up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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