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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-11-15 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.76 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than Apple iPhone 5, getting a overall score of 85.2 against 71.7. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) design is newer than the Apple iPhone 5's, but it is a little bit thicker and incredibly heavier. Galaxy A9 (2018) has a quite superior processing power than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Apple iPhone 5 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has a much smaller display, a little worse pixel density and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior storage to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a bigger camera sensor providing a better image quality, a lot higher video resolution, a lot larger aperture to take better photography in low light situations and a much more MP camera in the back.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 3800mAh battery capacity against 1440mAh.
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