Product
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5
Battery
Charging 18W wired -
Music play Up to 59 h -
Stand-by - Up to 225 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 23 h (3G) Up to 8 h (3G)
Type Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh, non-removable (5.45 Wh)
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm (6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) -
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes -
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Lightning, USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~73.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+Samsung Pay -
Launch
Announced 2017, January. Released 2017, January 2012, September 12. Released 2012, September 21
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1 -
Misc
Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist and Peach Cloud Black/Slate, White/Silver
Models SM-A720F, SM-A720S A1428, A1429, A1442, iPhone5,1, iPhone5,2
SAR 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)     0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 4, 17 - GSM A1428
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
  - LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise-91.9dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 115h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124(sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 81dB -
Performance GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 7880 (14 nm) Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.4
Selfie camera
Features - face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Single 16 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Tests
Audio quality - Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -76.5dB
Battery (old) - Endurance rating 51h
Camera - Photo / Video
Display - Contrast ratio: 1320:1 (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker - Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB
Performance - Basemark X: 2229