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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-10-19 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.64 |
| 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
Google Pixel 2 has a global score of 81.6, which is better than Apple iPhone 5's general score of 71.7. Even though the Google Pixel 2 is extremely newer than the Apple iPhone 5, it's a lot heavier and just a little thicker. Google Pixel 2 features a more powerful processor than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and more RAM memory.
IPhone 5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Google Pixel 2, although it has a much lower pixels density, a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a much smaller display. Google Pixel 2 counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 2 has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 2700mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The Google Pixel 2 takes better photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs, a way more MP back-facing camera, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a much larger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low-light environments.
Google Pixel 2 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it a great choice.
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