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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-08-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and White | Just black |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 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/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 4a is better than iPhone 5, having an 82.9 score against 71.7. The Google Pixel 4a comes with Android 11 OS, while iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Although the Google Pixel 4a is incredibly newer than iPhone 5, it is a bit thicker and noticeably heavier. The Google Pixel 4a features a more powerful processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and also faster).
Apple iPhone 5 counts with a bit sharper screen than Google Pixel 4a, although it has a way lower pixel count per inch of display, a really smaller display and a lot lower 1136 x 640px resolution. The Google Pixel 4a counts with a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a lot bigger aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a back-facing camera with much more MP, a lot bigger sensor and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Google Pixel 4a counts with a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 4a has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh.
The Google Pixel 4a is a lot more expensive than iPhone 5, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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