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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-04-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.12 |
| 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 A40 is better than Apple iPhone 5, having a 79.6 score against 71.7. The Galaxy A40 design is newer, but a little bit thicker and heavier than the Apple iPhone 5. The Galaxy A40 works with Android 11 OS, while Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Galaxy A40 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more cores.
The iPhone 5 has just a bit better display than Galaxy A40, although it has a lot smaller display, a much worse pixels amount per inch of screen and a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640px. Galaxy A40 counts with much more storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A40 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A40 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity against 1440mAh. Galaxy A40 has a superior camera than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy A40 also has a back camera with lot more megapixels, a bigger sensor taking higher quality photographs and a lot larger aperture for better low-light photos.
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