66 out of 100
VS
63 out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 43 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1890 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3110 mAh
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 15% longer battery life (38:19 vs 33:16 hours)
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (1004 against 665 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 3-years and 7-months newer
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 20% higher pixel density (390 vs 326 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 60% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (871K versus 544K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 54% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1607 and 1043 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Apple iPhone 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Galaxy A34 5G
82
iPhone 11
48
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Galaxy A34 5G
66
iPhone 11
70
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Galaxy A34 5G
43
iPhone 11
61
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Galaxy A34 5G
37
iPhone 11
75
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Galaxy A34 5G
83
iPhone 11
66
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Galaxy A34 5G
73
iPhone 11
72
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Galaxy A34 5G
66
iPhone 11
63
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A34 5G
vs
iPhone 11
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 828 x 1792 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 79% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 100% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 24.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 999:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A34 5G+51%
1004 nits
iPhone 11
665 nits
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 150.9 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A34 5G+7%
84.9%
iPhone 11
79%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Apple iPhone 11 in the benchmarks
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU shading units | - | 256 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 11+54%
1607
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A34 5G
2542
iPhone 11+64%
4178
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy A34 5G
544275
iPhone 11+60%
871230
| CPU | 172966 | 236883 |
| GPU | 116898 | 300464 |
| Memory | 102762 | 152718 |
| UX | 153945 | 183763 |
| Total score | 544275 | 871230 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Galaxy A34 5G
2302
iPhone 11+227%
7530
| Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | 43.6 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 45 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2302 | 7530 |
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A34 5G
11653
iPhone 11
n/a
| Web score | 9672 | - |
| Video editing | 7454 | - |
| Photo editing | 18746 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11060 | - |
| Writing score | 14742 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17.3) |
| ROM | One UI 6 | - |
| OS size | 38 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3110 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:33 hr | 10:42 hr |
| Watching video | 16:20 hr | 13:54 hr |
| Gaming | 07:20 hr | 05:43 hr |
| Standby | 134 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Galaxy A34 5G+15%
38:19 hr
iPhone 11
33:16 hr
Phones With Long Battery Life (28th and 112th place)
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Apple iSight Camera (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Samsung S5K4HAYX (ISOCELL CMOS) | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 | - |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Galaxy A34 5G
99
iPhone 11+26%
125
Video quality
Galaxy A34 5G
78
iPhone 11+60%
125
Generic camera score
Galaxy A34 5G
92
iPhone 11+26%
116
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A34 5G+8%
90.4 dB
iPhone 11
83.4 dB
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2023 | September 2019 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | 0.95 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.49 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G. But if the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 11.
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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 361
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