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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-12-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Black and White | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Moto G 5G is much better than iPhone 5, with an 81.5 score against 71.7. Even though Moto G 5G is notably newer than iPhone 5, it's extremely heavier and way thicker. Moto G 5G comes with Android 10 OS, and iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. The Moto G 5G features a faster CPU than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM.
IPhone 5 has a brighter display than Motorola Moto G 5G, although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640, a just a little less pixels per inch of screen and a much smaller display. Motorola Moto G 5G counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Motorola Moto G 5G also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Moto G 5G has a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. Moto G 5G captures a lot better photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video, a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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