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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 has an overall score of 88.7, which is better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 score. The iPhone 12 body is much newer, lighter and a little bit thinner than Galaxy A7 (2017). Apple iPhone 12 counts with a better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor and more RAM.
The Apple iPhone 12 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a little bit larger screen, a little more pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution. IPhone 12 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a larger aperture for better captures and video in low light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with superior battery life than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a 28% more battery capacity.
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