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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.64 |
| 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
Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a lot better than Galaxy A5, with an 87.1 score against 72.4. Even though the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a lot newer than Galaxy A5, it is thicker and way heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bit CPU, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM memory.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a slightly better display than Galaxy A5, because it has a better number of pixels per screen inch, a quite bigger display and a much better 1080 x 1920 resolution. IPhone 8 Plus has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has a 2691mAh battery size against 2300mAh. IPhone 8 Plus has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy A5. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, letting go a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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