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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 999.00 |
| 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 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 | 4 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 | 2659mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is much better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. IPhone XS's body is extremely newer than Galaxy A5's, but it's thicker and way heavier. The iPhone XS counts with a better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have a 64 bits processing unit, the iPhone XS also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The iPhone XS has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has a larger screen, a way higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 and way more pixels per inch in the display. IPhone XS has a superior storage for apps and games than Galaxy A5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
IPhone XS has a little better battery duration than Galaxy A5, because it has 2659mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. The iPhone XS features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a back camera with lesser MP, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Although Apple iPhone XS is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy A5. If you are trying to save some money, you can get Samsung Galaxy A5, letting go a couple features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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