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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2021-09-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black and White | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 2 has a general score of 85.3, which is much better than the iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Even though Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is way heavier than iPhone 5, it's a lot thinner and also incredibly newer. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 comes with Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x operating system.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a quite superior hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Apple iPhone 5 features a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, although it has much worse brightness, a really smaller screen, a little less pixels per display inch and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640px.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has more internal storage. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a camera with way more mega pixels, a lot larger aperture and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4449mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh.
Microsoft Surface Duo 2 costs a lot more than Apple iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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