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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2021-03-18 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, blue and white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | PLS |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M12 has a general score of 80, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 general score. Even though Galaxy M12 is noticeably newer than Apple iPhone 5, it's much heavier and much thicker. The Galaxy M12 counts with Android 10 OS, while Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Samsung Galaxy M12 has a faster CPU than iPhone 5, because it has 6 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
IPhone 5 has an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a little higher pixel quantity per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy M12 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy M12 features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 1440mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M12 captures much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and a way higher resolution back-facing camera.
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