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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 92.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 16.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2022-10-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.33 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black and White | (Product) RED, Blue, Midnight, Purple and Starlight |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 899.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2778 x 1284 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Apple 15 Bionic chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3240 MHz processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Apple GPU 5-core GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.71 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4325mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 14 Plus has a score of 92.2, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 global score. Both phones we are comparing have iOS operating system, but iPhone 14 Plus has the older 16.x version and Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x. Even though iPhone 14 Plus is notably newer than the Apple iPhone 5, it is a little bit thicker and much heavier.
The iPhone 5 counts with a little more vivid screen than iPhone 14 Plus, although it has a way lower screen pixel density, a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a much smaller display. The iPhone 14 Plus has a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 5, because it has more internal storage capacity.
IPhone 14 Plus features an extremely better processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a 64-bits processing unit, more CPU cores and 5,01 GB more RAM. The iPhone 14 Plus has a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels, a lot larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and video and a much higher video quality.
The Apple iPhone 14 Plus counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 4325mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh.
Although iPhone 14 Plus is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Apple iPhone 5. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPhone 14 Plus, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Apple iPhone 5, giving up a couple features and specs.
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