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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2015-11-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 649.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Google Nexus 6P is better than the iPhone 5, getting an 80.3 score against 71.7. Google Nexus 6P's construction is a lot newer and just a little thinner, but notably heavier than the iPhone 5. IPhone 5 features a bit more vivid screen than Google Nexus 6P, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640, a lot smaller screen and a lot lower pixels density.
Google Nexus 6P counts with a better CPU than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Google Nexus 6P has a better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better images in poorly lited situations, a lot bigger camera sensor taking much better quality videos and pictures, a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with much more MP.
Google Nexus 6P has a very superior memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory. Google Nexus 6P counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity.
Although Google Nexus 6P is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPhone 5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Google Nexus 6P, else you can save a couple dollars and get the iPhone 5, giving up a couple features and specs.
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