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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-11-06 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.11 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is way better than the iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Even though the Galaxy A42 is newer than iPhone 5, it is way heavier and somewhat thicker. The Galaxy A42 comes with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. Galaxy A42 counts with a faster CPU than iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
The Apple iPhone 5 has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a way smaller screen and a lot worse 1136 x 640 resolution, it also counts with a little better display pixels density. The Galaxy A42 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 captures way better videos and photos than iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a much bigger diafragm aperture to take better photos in low-light situations and a much more mega-pixels back camera. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much longer battery life than iPhone 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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