Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Apple iPhone X
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2716mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Lighter design: 174g vs 199g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 5.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1125x2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 390 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9 % | 81.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.3 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 253 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) | 143.6 mm (5.65 in) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) | 70.9 mm (2.79 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 174 g (6.14 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green - Purple |
- Silver - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2390 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.42 (Mistral) - 2/2.39 (Monsoon) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple A11 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 192 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 409.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1047 | 1089 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2557 | 2918 |
| CPU | 172683 | 192337 |
| GPU | 117198 | 122353 |
| Memory | 113093 | 101238 |
| UX | 147249 | 91620 |
| NanoReview Score | 550223 | 507548 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 37.5 °C | 45.7 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 63 % |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | 21 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2302 | 3522 |
| Writing score | 14674 | n/a |
| Web score | 9843 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7467 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10972 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11700 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5) |
| OS Size | 38 GB | 5.3 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 2716 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:55 h | 2:00 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:42 h | 05:31 h |
| Video Playback | 15:54 h | 09:07 h |
| Games | 06:24 h | 03:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 122 h | 93 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 240 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX582 | Apple iSight Duo Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4HAYX | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 45 | n/a |
| Preview | 48 | n/a |
| Zoom | 76 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 3472x2063 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | n/a | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | September, 2017 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | November, 2017 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 390 | 999 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy A34 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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