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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-03-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is better than Apple iPhone 5, getting a general score of 82.4 against 71.7. Although Galaxy M30 is noticeably newer than Apple iPhone 5, it's incredibly heavier and a little thicker. Galaxy M30 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
Apple iPhone 5 has a better looking display than Galaxy M30, although it has a way smaller display, a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a just a bit lower pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a bit better processing power than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a really longer battery life than iPhone 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M30 shoots a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy M30 also has a larger sensor, a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a lot bigger aperture for better captures and video in low light situations.
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