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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 84.5 |
| 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 | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone XS Max is better than iPhone 5, with a global score of 84.5 against 71.7. The Apple iPhone XS Max is a notably heavier cellphone than iPhone 5, but they are equally thin. IPhone XS Max counts with a screen that's very similar to Apple iPhone 5's display, although the iPhone XS Max also has a way better resolution of 1242 x 2688px, a greater screen density, a quite brighter screen and a really larger display.
Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone XS Max count with extremely similar memory for games and applications, they have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The iPhone XS Max features a lot better performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 64 bits processor, more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and faster).
Apple iPhone XS Max counts with a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photos, a much bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video, a camera with a much higher 12 mega pixels resolution and a lot higher video definition.
The iPhone XS Max counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 121 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although iPhone XS Max is a better device, it costs a lot more than iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPhone 5. So if you need that extra features, you can buy iPhone XS Max, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the iPhone 5, letting go a couple specs and features.
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