Compare phones
Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-09-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 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 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG V20 has a global score of 77, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 general score. LG V20 is a extremely heavier cellphone than Apple iPhone 5, but both of them are equally thin. The LG V20 has a bit better processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 2 more cores.
The Apple iPhone 5 features just a bit better looking display than LG V20, although it has a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution, a way smaller display and a way worse pixel quantity per display inch. The LG V20 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the LG V20 also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
LG V20 features a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The LG V20 captures better pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better captures in low light situations and a back facing camera with lot more megapixels.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the LG V20 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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