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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-03-15 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 25.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 A50 is much better than Apple iPhone 5, with an 83.8 score against 71.7. Galaxy A50 is a notably heavier cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5, but both are 0.3inches thick. Galaxy A50 has a better performing processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and 3,01 GB more RAM.
The iPhone 5 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A50, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640, a lot smaller screen and a just a bit less pixels per inch of display. Galaxy A50 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A50 features a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also has a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low light environments, a camera in the back with a way better 25 MP resolution and a larger sensor taking higher quality videos and photos.
Galaxy A50 is a little more expensive than iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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