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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| 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 |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.96 |
| 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
IPhone XR is much better than Samsung Galaxy A5, with a score of 82 against 72.4. IPhone XR is a way newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A5, but it's incredibly heavier and way thicker. The iPhone XR counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPhone XR also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more cores.
The Galaxy A5 counts with a bit better display than iPhone XR, although it has a quite smaller screen, a lot worse resolution of 1280 x 720px and a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch of screen. IPhone XR has a very superior camera than Galaxy A5, because although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better video definition.
The iPhone XR counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Apple iPhone XR has greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a 2942mAh battery size.
Although iPhone XR is a better device, it costs a lot more 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 get Samsung Galaxy A5, and give up a few features and specifications, but you will get the most out of your money.
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