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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-04-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black and White | Prism cube black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 339.00 |
| 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 980 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A77 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G76 MP5 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 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 (480 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 | 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.32 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A51 5G has a global score of 90.8, which is a lot better than Apple iPhone 5's global score of 71.7. The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G is a notably newer phone than the Apple iPhone 5, but it is notably heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy A51 5G counts with Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x operating system.
Samsung Galaxy A51 5G features a quite better performance than iPhone 5, because it has more RAM and more processing cores. IPhone 5 features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A51 5G, although it has a just a little worse pixels count per display inch, a much smaller display and a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution.
Galaxy A51 5G counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy A51 5G counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 4500mAh battery size against 1440mAh.
Galaxy A51 5G counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a camera with way more mega pixels, a way bigger sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs, a bigger aperture for better low-light captures and videos and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A51 5G costs a lot more money than iPhone 5, but you can get a much better phone for that extra dollars.
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