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Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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5 stars
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50
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5 stars
42 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 8.0Android 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
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory2 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi441.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.3 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.0 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyes
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
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
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
32 GB
Memory card readernono
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
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Blue
N/A
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesno
N/A
Shock resistantnonoyes
Dust resistantyesyes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.66 in5.75 in
Width2.64 in2.74 in2.81 in
Depth0.28 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight4.87 oz5.04 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
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
N/A
SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
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
  • TD-LTE
  • 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 GSMyesyes
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 UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
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
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google CastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh2770.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h456.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h26.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A

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