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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-09-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 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 | 2659mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has a score of 84.2, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 overall score. The iPhone XS body has the same thickness than Apple iPhone 5, but it is extremely heavier. Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone XS feature very similar displays, although the iPhone XS also has a much higher 1125 x 2436px resolution, a quite more brightness, a lot larger display and a greater pixel density.
IPhone XS and Apple iPhone 5 have quite similar storage capacity to install games and applications, they have equal internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone XS has a very superior processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4 more processing cores, a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS features a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher video definition, a back camera with much more megapixels, a lot bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos and a much larger camera sensor. Apple iPhone XS has a very superior battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has 2659mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
Although iPhone XS 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 the Apple iPhone 5. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get Apple iPhone 5, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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