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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Motorola |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-06-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 500.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 509 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Moto Z3 Play has a global score of 76.3, which is a bit better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 general score. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play construction is newer and a little thinner than Apple iPhone 5's, although it is a lot heavier. The Moto Z3 Play features a bit faster processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and 3,01 GB more RAM memory.
The Apple iPhone 5 counts with a better screen than Moto Z3 Play, although it has a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution, a really smaller display and a quite lower number of pixels per display inch. The Moto Z3 Play counts with a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Moto Z3 Play also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Moto Z3 Play counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much bigger sensor taking much higher quality videos and photographs, a back-facing camera with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution, a lot larger aperture to capture better captures and video in low light situations and a much higher video resolution.
Although Moto Z3 Play is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 5. If you want to save some dollars, you can get the iPhone 5, giving up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most out of your money.
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