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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-08-24 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black and White | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.23 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a score of 87.1, which is way better than iPhone 5's global score of 71.7. Samsung Galaxy Note9's body is newer, but thicker and incredibly heavier than iPhone 5. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a better performing processor than iPhone 5, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores.
The iPhone 5 has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note9, although it has a much smaller screen, a lot worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a much worse amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy Note9 features a very superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much higher resolution camera in the back, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a much better image quality, a much higher (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera aperture for better low light photos and videos.
Galaxy Note9 is way more expensive than Apple iPhone 5, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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