Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 vs Apple iPhone 7 in Jordan

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Launch
Status
Available. Released Jan 2017
Available. Released Sep 2016
Body
Dimensions
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
Weight
159 g
138 g
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), Aluminum frame
Aluminum body, IP67
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dedicated slots + microSD) or Single SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
Colors
Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue, Pink
Jet Black, Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Display
Type
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Size
5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2
4.7 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920
1334 x 750
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Ceramic Shield
Features
IP68 waterproof, compact 5.2", 16MP selfie = rear, USB-C, NFC, Always-on Display
Wide Gamut display, 3D Touch display + home button, Display Zoom  
Platform
OS
Android 6.0.1, upgradable to Android 8.0
iOS 10, upgradable to iOS 16.7
Chipset
Samsung Exynos 7880 (14 nm)
Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3
Apple GPU
Memory
Card Slot
microSDXC (up to 256GB, dedicated slot)
No
Internal
32GB 3GB RAM
32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
Camera
Main
16 MP, f/1.9 (wide), AF
12 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, Dolby Vision
Selfie
16 MP, f/1.9
7 MP, f/2.2
Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
4.2
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0
Lightning
Battery
Type
3000 mAh
Li-Ion 1960 mAh
Charging
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Samsung Pay, Fast battery charging, IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes, Document viewer, Photo/video editor, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Calendar, MP4/WMV/H.264 playe
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Siri natural language commands and dictation, iCloud cloud service, Google Maps, Audio/video/photo editor, Apple Pay  + Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified), water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins), Voice memo/com