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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-05-22 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| 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
Galaxy A6 is a bit better than iPhone 5, getting a global score of 75.8 against 71.7. The Galaxy A6 body has the same thickness than the iPhone 5, but it's a lot heavier. The Galaxy A6 has a little bit better performance than iPhone 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Apple iPhone 5 counts with an incredibly better screen than Galaxy A6, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater display density. The Galaxy A6 takes much better pictures and videos than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A6 also has a much bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, a lot better resolution back camera and a larger sensor.
Samsung Galaxy A6 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 400 GB. Galaxy A6 counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A6 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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