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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-05-18 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 326 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion 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 5.0 |
| 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 U11 is just a bit better than the iPhone 5, with a 77.6 score against 71.7. Even though the HTC U11 is extremely newer than iPhone 5, it is heavier and a bit thicker. Apple iPhone 5 features a bit more vivid display than HTC U11, although it has a way lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, a lot smaller display and a lot lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The HTC U11 has a better processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. HTC U11 counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the HTC U11 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
The HTC U11 has a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size against 1440mAh. HTC U11 shoots much better photographs and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a camera with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a lot bigger camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality and a way bigger aperture.
The HTC U11 is way more expensive than the iPhone 5, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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