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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-02-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 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 (120 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U Ultra has an overall score of 77, which is just a bit better than iPhone 5's 71.7 global score. The HTC U Ultra construction is incredibly newer, but extremely heavier and a little thicker than the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 counts with a little more vivid display than HTC U Ultra, although it has a much smaller display, a much worse screen pixel density and a lot lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution.
HTC U Ultra has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the HTC U Ultra also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. HTC U Ultra has just a bit better hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory.
The HTC U Ultra features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The HTC U Ultra shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much bigger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality photos and videos, a much bigger aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a much better (4K) video definition.
Although HTC U Ultra 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 iPhone 5. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy iPhone 5, and give up a couple features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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