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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
RAM memory3 GB4 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T830 MP2

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi534.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.3 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.0 f
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.9
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
yes
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.09 in5.75 in
Width3.07 in2.98 in2.81 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight6.63 oz5.93 oz5.61 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBCSBC
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle CastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh3450.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h552.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h32.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A

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