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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2014-10-30 | 2020-04-24 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 399.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 3.68 |
| 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 SE (2020) is much better than Galaxy A5, having a general score of 81.5 against 72.4. IPhone SE (2020) is a much newer cellphone than Galaxy A5, although it is heavier and thicker. The iPhone SE (2020) works with iOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy A5 counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system.
IPhone SE (2020) features a greater hardware performance than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores. Galaxy A5 has a slightly better looking screen than iPhone SE (2020), because although it has a little bit lower display pixel density and a bit worse 1280 x 720 resolution, it also counts with a bit larger display.
Apple iPhone SE (2020) takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution. The iPhone SE (2020) has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A5 counts with longer battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 2300mAh battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy A5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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