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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Apple iPhone 6s Plus
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 9.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2015-09-09 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 625.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Apple A9 APL1022 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.81 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
IPhone 6s Plus has an overall score of 84.2, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5's score of 71.7. The iPhone 6s Plus is a way newer and a bit thinner phone than the Apple iPhone 5, although it's a lot heavier. Both phones we are comparing here have iOS OS (Operating System), but the iPhone 6s Plus has a more recent 9.x version and Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x, so it provides lots of additional features.
The iPhone 6s Plus features a more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor, the iPhone 6s Plus also has a 64 bits processor, a higher amount of RAM memory and an extra graphics processor. IPhone 6s Plus has a bit more vivid display than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same brightness, the iPhone 6s Plus also has a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a quite greater pixels amount per inch of screen and a really larger screen.
The Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPhone 6s Plus shoots better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much better video quality, a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs, a lot higher 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography.
The iPhone 6s Plus has a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 2750mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPhone 6s Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more than Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Apple iPhone 5. So if you want that extra features, you can buy iPhone 6s Plus, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Apple iPhone 5, giving up some specs and features.
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