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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-08-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.44 |
| 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
The Galaxy Note7 has a score of 79.5, which is much better than iPhone 5's 71.7 overall score. Galaxy Note7's construction is a lot newer, but a bit thicker and much heavier than the iPhone 5. IPhone 5 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Note7, although it has a lot smaller display, a lot worse pixel count per inch in the display and a way lower 1136 x 640px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 counts with a bit superior processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has 2 more cpu cores and 3,01 GB more RAM. Galaxy Note7 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution, a lot larger aperture and a much larger sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality.
Galaxy Note7 features a much better storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
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