Compare phones
Apple iPhone 5
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 70.1 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-09-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 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 | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG V20 is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 5, getting a 77 score against 70.1. The LG V20 is a incredibly heavier cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5, but they are equally thin. The LG V20 has a bit more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and 3,01 GB more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone 5 counts with a little sharper display than LG V20, although it has a lot lower pixel number per inch in the screen, a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a much smaller screen. The LG V20 features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPhone 5, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB and more internal storage capacity.
LG V20 has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 3200mAh battery size against 1440mAh. The LG V20 counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs, a way larger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light environments, a camera with much more MP and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the LG V20 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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