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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-09-16 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 3.84 |
| 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 7 has a global score of 81.6, which is better than the Apple iPhone 5's general score of 71.7. The iPhone 7 construction is incredibly newer and a little bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Apple iPhone 5. IPhone 5 counts with a bit more vivid display than iPhone 7, although it has a little smaller screen, much worse brightness and a quite lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, they both have the same display pixels density.
IPhone 7 features a more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 2 more CPU cores and more RAM memory. The Apple iPhone 7 has a much bigger storage for games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has 256 GB internal storage. The Apple iPhone 7 counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a camera with much more mega-pixels, a much larger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos, a larger sensor capturing higher quality pictures and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Apple iPhone 7 has a very superior battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 36 percent more battery size.
Although iPhone 7 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 5. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPhone 7, otherwise you can save some money and get the iPhone 5, giving up a couple specifications.
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