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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 90.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-08-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black and White | Mystic bronze, Mystic gray, Mystic green and Mystic red |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 20 is much better than Apple iPhone 5, getting a general score of 90.8 against 71.7. Galaxy Note 20's design is way newer, but a bit thicker and noticeably heavier than the Apple iPhone 5. IPhone 5 features a slightly better display than Galaxy Note 20, although it has a lot smaller display, a little inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display and a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a quite better performance than iPhone 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 6 more processing cores. The Galaxy Note 20 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a much better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a much better 7680x4320 video definition, a camera in the back with much more megapixels, a much larger sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality and a lot bigger camera aperture for better captures in low light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 has a very superior battery life than iPhone 5, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy Note 20 is a better device, it is way more expensive 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 Galaxy Note 20, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the iPhone 5, giving up a couple specifications.
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