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Apple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-03-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 163.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG G6 is a little bit better than iPhone 5, with a 75.6 score against 68.8. The LG G6 has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS. LG G6's body is noticeably newer, but extremely heavier and just a little bit thicker than iPhone 5. The LG G6 features a bit better CPU than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3,01 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
IPhone 5 features a bit more vivid screen than LG G6, although it has a much smaller screen, way lesser pixels per screen inch and a way worse 1136 x 640px resolution. The LG G6 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB.
The LG G6 has a much better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a way higher video definition, a lot more MP back camera, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a lot bigger camera aperture for better images in low light situations. The LG G6 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
The LG G6 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the iPhone 5.
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