Apple iPhone 15 vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2023	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$799 | €949	$369

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.33 mm with camera bump)	6.37 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 161.7 x 78.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g)	7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
A16 Bionic (4 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.46 GHz Everest 4x2.02 GHz Sawtooth	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
3349 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 41min

Browsing

13h 25min

Video

7h 51min

Gaming

8h 24min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

14h 40min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 55min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 2.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX772 Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

148

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave, 5G Ready	n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8427A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8GB RAM 128GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/128GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone 15 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A35 5G Specs
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