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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-03-08 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and White | Flamingo pink, Prism black, Prism blue, Prism green and Prism white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 551 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 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 + 10.00 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.36 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S10 is way better than iPhone 5, with a global score of 88.3 against 71.7. Although Galaxy S10 is much newer than the iPhone 5, it is way heavier and a little thicker. The Galaxy S10 comes with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. Galaxy S10 has a better processing power than iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a greater amount of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S10 has a screen that's very similar to the Apple iPhone 5 one, although the Samsung Galaxy S10 also has a way better display pixel density, a lot bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3040. Samsung Galaxy S10 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution, a lot better video quality, a much bigger camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photos and a way larger diafragm aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy S10 has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy S10 costs a lot more money than Apple iPhone 5, but you can get a much better phone for that few more dollars.
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