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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-06-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 195.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.35 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21 is a bit better than the iPhone 5, getting a global score of 76.1 against 71.7. Even though Galaxy A21 is newer than iPhone 5, it's a little thicker and way heavier. The Galaxy A21 counts with Android 10 OS, while iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Samsung Galaxy A21 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has 2,01 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
IPhone 5 has a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A21, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640px and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixels density. Samsung Galaxy A21 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A21 has a much better camera than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A21 also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera, a bigger back camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a much bigger aperture.
The Galaxy A21 features a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy A21 is also a bit cheaper, making it easy to pick between these devices.
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