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Apple iPhone 5
16 GBSamsung Galaxy S5 mini
NO-LTE| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.59 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 10 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini is slightly better than iPhone 5, with a global score of 71.3 against 68.8. The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini counts with Android 4.4 OS, while iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Samsung Galaxy S5 mini's design is newer, but a little heavier and thicker than iPhone 5. The Apple iPhone 5 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1136 x 640 resolution, they both have a greater pixel number in each inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini has a bit superior processor than iPhone 5, because it has a higher amount of RAM, 2 more cpu cores and an additional graphics co-processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini features a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
The iPhone 5 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini. They have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera in the back with an 8 mega pixels. The Galaxy S5 mini has a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 46 percent more battery capacity.
The Galaxy S5 mini costs the same than the Apple iPhone 5.
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