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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-06-28 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is a little bit better than the iPhone 5, getting a general score of 76.7 against 71.7. The Galaxy J8 has Android 10 operating system, while iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. The Galaxy J8 design is incredibly newer than the iPhone 5's, but it's incredibly heavier and just a bit thicker.
Galaxy J8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM. IPhone 5 has an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better screen density.
Samsung Galaxy J8 has a better camera than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a back facing camera with a much better resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way bigger aperture for better photos and video in low-light situations.
The Galaxy J8 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy J8 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy J8 counts with a superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 143 percent larger battery size.
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