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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-10-26 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 324 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XR has a global score of 82, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5's global score of 71.7. The Apple iPhone XR construction is incredibly newer than Apple iPhone 5's, although it's a little bit thicker and notably heavier. The Apple iPhone XR features a very superior processor than iPhone 5, because it has more CPU cores, a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone 5 features a bit more vivid display than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution, a lot smaller screen and much more opaque screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels amount per display inch. The Apple iPhone XR and iPhone 5 both feature really similar memory capacity to install games and applications, both of them have equal internal storage capacity.
IPhone XR features a much better battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 2942mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The iPhone XR captures much better videos and photos than iPhone 5, because it has a way better 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, a lot larger sensor taking lot better quality videos and photos, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations.
Although Apple iPhone XR is a better device, it costs a lot more than iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 5. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get iPhone 5, and give up a few features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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