Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced October 2014 September 2015 July 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 53,999 ($794.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) - A1633
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.12 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.93 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 9 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU - - Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64/128 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Sapphire Crystal Glass, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% 67.51% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash Real-tone Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (11.1 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2915 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 24 h (3G) -