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Apple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-05-06 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.57 x 3.07 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Titan gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 174.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.14 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG K51 is just a bit better than the iPhone 5, getting a global score of 71.1 against 68.8. Although LG K51 is a lot newer than iPhone 5, it is a little bit thicker and a lot heavier. LG K51 counts with Android 10 OS, and iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS. IPhone 5 has an incredibly better display than LG K51, because although it has a really smaller screen and a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640px, it also counts with a just a little better pixels number in each display inch.
The LG K51 has a faster processing unit than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more RAM and a higher number of faster cores. IPhone 5 counts with just a bit better camera than LG K51, although it has a way smaller diafragm aperture, a tinier camera sensor, a way less megapixels back facing camera and a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
LG K51 features a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and 32 GB internal memory. The LG K51 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 178% more battery capacity.
The LG K51 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the iPhone 5, making buying this phone a simple decision.
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