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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-09-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Glacier |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a general score of 78.8, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 global score. The Microsoft Surface Duo design is noticeably newer and a lot thinner than the Apple iPhone 5's, but it's also extremely heavier. Microsoft Surface Duo works with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
Apple iPhone 5 has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640px, a much smaller display and a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of screen. Microsoft Surface Duo has a more powerful processor than iPhone 5, because it has 5,01 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
Microsoft Surface Duo shoots clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much better resolution camera, a bigger aperture and a lot better video definition. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3577mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh.
Although Microsoft Surface Duo is a better device, it costs a lot more than Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Apple iPhone 5. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Apple iPhone 5, giving up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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