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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-30 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.2 |
| 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 iPhone XS Max has a global score of 84.5, which is better than the Galaxy A5's 72.4 general score. IPhone XS Max's design is notably newer than the Galaxy A5's, but it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. The iPhone XS Max has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A5, because it has a larger screen, a much higher 1242 x 2688 resolution and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen.
The iPhone XS Max has a more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64 bits CPU, the iPhone XS Max also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. IPhone XS Max counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5, because it has 3179mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. The iPhone XS Max features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5, because although it has a less megapixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy A5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy A5. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Galaxy A5, letting go a few features and specs, but you will get the most with your budget.
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