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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-04-24 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 399.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Apple-designed 4 core GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 3.68 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) has a general score of 81.5, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5's overall score of 71.7. Although the Apple iPhone SE (2020) is heavier than the Apple iPhone 5, it's just a bit thinner and also extremely newer. Both of these devices use iOS OS (Operating System), but Apple iPhone SE (2020) has 15.x version and Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x.
The iPhone SE (2020) features a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores, a 64-bit CPU and more RAM. The Apple iPhone 5 has a little bit better screen than iPhone SE (2020), although it has a little lower 1136 x 640px resolution, way less brightness and a little smaller screen, they both have the same number of pixels in each inch of display.
IPhone SE (2020) counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels, a way higher (4K) video quality, a lot bigger aperture and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors. IPhone SE (2020) and Apple iPhone 5 both count with really similar memory capacity for applications and games, both have equal internal memory capacity.
The iPhone SE (2020) counts with superior battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 26 percent larger battery capacity.
IPhone SE (2020) is a lot more expensive than the iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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