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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2017-11-03 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone X has a general score of 88.1, which is way better than the Galaxy A5's global score of 72.4. The Apple iPhone X construction is noticeably newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than the Galaxy A5. The iPhone X counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a way better resolution of 1125 x 2436px, a bigger display and much more pixels per inch of screen.
IPhone X features a more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a 64 bits CPU, the iPhone X also counts with 2 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM. The Apple iPhone X has a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory.
The iPhone X has longer battery life than Galaxy A5, because it has a 2716mAh battery size. The Apple iPhone X captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A5, because although it has a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality.
Although iPhone X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Samsung Galaxy A5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone X, else you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy A5, giving up a couple specs and features.
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