Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
9.0
Apple iPhone 12
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Apple iPhone 12
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Oct 23, 2020
5.2-inch
6.1-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
2815 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
5.2-inch 6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
71.51 % 87.24 %
Peak brightness
1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Yes
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB 64GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2815 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 59min
Browsing
12h 33min
Video
6h 38min
Gaming
6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP 12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.55 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 829
In The Box
USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 879
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 979
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