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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2013-09-25 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note3 is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 5, with a overall score of 77.7 against 71.7. Samsung Galaxy Note3 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Note3 is a newer phone than Apple iPhone 5, although it is a little bit thicker and much heavier.
IPhone 5 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Note3, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640, a lot smaller display and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Note3 counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note3 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
The Galaxy Note3 has a bit superior CPU than iPhone 5, because it has more RAM memory and 2 more processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy Note3 counts with a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy Note3 has a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a camera with lot more MP, a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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