Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 13 Pro
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Apple iPhone 13 Pro or Samsung Galaxy A Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 13 Pro | Samsung Galaxy A | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2021, September 14 | 2010, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in | 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.35 in | |
| Weight | 204 g | 7.2 oz | 128 g | 4.52 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue | Deep Black, Cream White | |
| Battery | 3095 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 22 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 75 h |
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 30 min (3G) |
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| Approximate price | 1150 EUR | 100 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super Retina XDR OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 3.7" in | |
| Screen area | 90.2 cm2 | 39.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 86.0% | 54.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1170 x 2532 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 252 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass | |
| Other specs | - Wide color gamut -True-tone -120Hz -HDR10 -Dolby Vision -1000 nits (HBM) -1200 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Quad | 5 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
-5 MP, AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash | |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. | 720p | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 137 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 144 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 119 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Dual | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
VGA videocall camera | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | ||
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 15 | Android 2.1 (Eclair) | |
| Chipset | - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | - TI OMAP 3430 | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) | - 720 MHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | PowerVR SGX530 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM | 1 GB, 384 MB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1307197 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 326624 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 430591 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 236128 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 326624 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 837856 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2280 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5507 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 19851 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1705 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4523 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - Sub6/mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Yes | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | ||
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 2.1, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe wireless charging 15W -Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- DMB TV -MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer |
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| Versions |
- For South Korea |
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