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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-04-26 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh 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
Galaxy A70 is a bit better than iPhone 5, getting a 76.9 score against 71.7. The Galaxy A70 is a notably newer cellphone than iPhone 5, but it is just a little bit thicker and much heavier. Galaxy A70 has Android 10 operating system, and iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x operating system. Galaxy A70 features a superior processing power than iPhone 5, because it has 5,01 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Apple iPhone 5 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a lot lower 1136 x 640px resolution, a much smaller display and a just a bit worse pixels density. IPhone 5 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A70, although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality photographs and a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for taking images and/or video in low-light situations, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate.
Galaxy A70 counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy A70 counts with a superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy A70 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPhone 5. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Samsung Galaxy A70, else you can save some dollars and get the iPhone 5, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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