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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 13 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2023-05-04 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 11.77 |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Edge 40 has a score of 77.2, which is just a bit better than iPhone 5's score of 71.7. The Motorola Edge 40 construction has the same thickness than iPhone 5, but it is much heavier. Motorola Edge 40 works with Android 13 operating system, while iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
IPhone 5 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM. The iPhone 5 and the Motorola Edge 40 have incredibly similar screens, although the Motorola Edge 40 also has a quite higher number of pixels per inch in the screen, way more display brightness, a much bigger display and a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Motorola Edge 40 features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Motorola Edge 40 counts with a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity. Motorola Edge 40 shoots way better pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a way higher (4K) video quality, a way larger camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos, a way higher 50 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a much larger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
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