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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2015-08-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | 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 7420 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note5 is much better than the iPhone 5, getting an 80.2 score against 71.7. The Galaxy Note5 body has the same thickness than iPhone 5, but it is noticeably heavier. Apple iPhone 5 has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, although it has a way worse pixels density, a way lower resolution of 1136 x 640px and a really smaller display.
Galaxy Note5 has a quite superior performance than iPhone 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Note5 captures much better photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a way bigger diafragm aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way better 16 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The iPhone 5 and the Galaxy Note5 feature similar memory for apps and games, they have the same internal memory capacity. Galaxy Note5 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
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