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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (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 |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.68 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3a XL has a score of 78.9, which is slightly better than the iPhone 5's global score of 71.7. Even though Google Pixel 3a XL is way newer than iPhone 5, it is a little thicker and incredibly heavier. Google Pixel 3a XL has Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x operating system.
Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a better performance than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. Apple iPhone 5 has a sharper display than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a just a little inferior pixels number in each inch of display, a really smaller display and a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution.
Google Pixel 3a XL features a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much more MP back camera, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor and a way larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and video. The iPhone 5 and the Google Pixel 3a XL count with similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage.
The Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 3700mAh battery size instead of 1440mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a XL is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper.
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