Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 vs Apple iPhone 5

Samsung Galaxy A5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced October 2014 September 2012
Status Available - November 2014 Available - September 2012
Price Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 123 g (4.34 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 6
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.85% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, BLE, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2300 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by - Up to 225 h
Talk Time - Up to 8 h