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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-09-22 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.17 |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.64 |
| 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
IPhone 8 Plus is much better than iPhone 5, getting a global score of 87.1 against 71.7. The iPhone 8 Plus body has the same thickness than the iPhone 5, but it's a lot heavier. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a very superior performance than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores (and also faster), a 64-bits processor and a higher amount of RAM.
Apple iPhone 5 features a little more vivid display than iPhone 8 Plus, although it has a lot darker screen, a way smaller display, a lot lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a just a little less pixels per inch of display. IPhone 8 Plus features a superior memory for applications and games than iPhone 5, because it has 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPhone 8 Plus captures better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much higher (4K) video quality, a back facing camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution, a way bigger diafragm aperture and a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs. IPhone 8 Plus features a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 2691mAh of battery capacity.
Although iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the 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 need that extra features, you can buy iPhone 8 Plus, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the Apple iPhone 5, letting go a couple specs and features.
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