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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-09-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3220mAh 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 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 is slightly better than the iPhone 5, getting a 77.6 score against 71.7. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 body is extremely newer than the iPhone 5's, although it is a lot heavier and just a little thicker. Samsung Galaxy Note4 counts with a little bit better performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and more RAM memory.
Apple iPhone 5 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note4, although it has a lot lower 1136 x 640 resolution, much lesser pixels per inch of display and a really smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy Note4 counts with a better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a way better 16 MP resolution back camera, a way higher video quality, a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and a larger sensor which gives a better image and video quality.
The Galaxy Note4 has just a bit bigger memory for applications and games than iPhone 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB. The Galaxy Note4 features a much better battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 3220mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
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