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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2022-01-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S21 FE is much better than iPhone 5, with an 89.1 score against 71.7. Although Galaxy S21 FE is a lot newer than the iPhone 5, it's way heavier and just a bit thicker. Galaxy S21 FE has Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x operating system. Apple iPhone 5 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, although it has a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640px, a lot smaller screen and a just a little lower display density.
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal storage. The Galaxy S21 FE has a quite superior hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of cores and more RAM memory.
Galaxy S21 FE counts with a much better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a lot bigger aperture to take better low light photography and videos, a lot better 12 megapixels resolution back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Galaxy S21 FE counts with a superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is way more expensive than iPhone 5, but you can get a much better phone for that few more dollars.
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