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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2015-08-21 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 12 has a score of 88.7, which is better than Galaxy Note5's 80.2 score. Apple iPhone 12's body is notably newer, just a little lighter and a bit thinner than the Galaxy Note5. IPhone 12 features a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone 12 also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1170 x 2532px and a little bit lower amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. The iPhone 12 and Samsung Galaxy Note5 both have really similar memory for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity.
IPhone 12's camera is just as good as the camera in Galaxy Note5, because although the iPhone 12 has a lot lower resolution camera and a lower video definition, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and video. Galaxy Note5 has a little longer battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity instead of 2815mAh.
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