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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-04-27 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 195.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.36 |
| 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
The Huawei P20 is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 5, getting a general score of 78.1 against 71.7. The Huawei P20 construction has the same thickness than the Apple iPhone 5, but it's a lot heavier. The Huawei P20 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x OS. Apple iPhone 5 counts with a bit better display than Huawei P20, although it has a just a bit inferior pixel amount per inch in the screen, a lot smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640px.
The Huawei P20 features a better processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 3,01 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P20 features a better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a lot larger aperture, a way higher 12 MP resolution back-facing camera, a lot larger back camera sensor providing a lot better image quality and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Huawei P20 counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. Huawei P20 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 136% bigger battery capacity.
Huawei P20 costs a lot more money than the Apple iPhone 5, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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