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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-12-27 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and White | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11.55 |
| 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 - 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 A51 is much better than Apple iPhone 5, with a score of 85.5 against 71.7. Galaxy A51's construction is way newer than Apple iPhone 5's, but it's a little thicker and a lot heavier. The Galaxy A51 counts with Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
Galaxy A51 features a more powerful processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. IPhone 5 has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a much lower 1136 x 640px resolution, a bit inferior pixel count per inch in the screen and a way smaller screen.
The Galaxy A51 captures a lot better videos and photos than iPhone 5, because it has a way bigger sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality, a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and videos, a way more megapixels camera in the back and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 features a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A51 has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 is a lot more expensive than iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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