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

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8.5
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
9.0
Apple iPhone X
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Apple iPhone X
Released · Jan 13, 2017
Released · Nov 03, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.8-inch · 2436x1125px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 256GB
3000 mAh
2716 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass
Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
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 Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.8-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED OLED
Screen-to-body
71.51 % 82.35 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Apple 3-core GPU
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB 256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 2716 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

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, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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,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, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

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), 13(700 c), 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), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
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 Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
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
$ 1149
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017 Sep 12, 2017

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