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| Global Score | |
| 70.1 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-10-18 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 XL has a general score of 80.7, which is better than the Apple iPhone 5's 70.1 global score. Google Pixel 3 XL is a a lot newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 5, but it is just a bit thicker and a lot heavier. Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a faster processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 6 more cores and more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone 5 counts with a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a way worse 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, a really smaller display and a much lower screen pixels density. The Google Pixel 3 XL has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 5, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Google Pixel 3 XL features a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity. The Google Pixel 3 XL captures better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a way higher (4K) video resolution, a lot larger aperture, a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot larger back camera sensor providing a much better image quality.
Google Pixel 3 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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