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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-09-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 3750mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T is better than the iPhone 5, getting a global score of 80.8 against 71.7. Huawei nova 5T has Android 10 OS, and iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS. Even though the Huawei nova 5T is way newer than iPhone 5, it is a little thicker and notably heavier. The iPhone 5 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, although it has a little bit less pixels per display inch, a lot smaller screen and a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a superior memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory. Huawei nova 5T has a better performing processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 5T features a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
The Huawei nova 5T features a lot better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a way larger camera aperture, a back-facing camera with way more MP and a much higher video definition.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Apple iPhone 5. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Huawei nova 5T, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Apple iPhone 5, giving up a couple features and specifications.
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