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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport
SM-G860| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-06-23 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue and Red |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S5 Sport is a little bit better than iPhone 5, with a score of 77.8 against 71.7. The Galaxy S5 Sport is a newer cellphone than iPhone 5, but it's heavier and thicker. The Galaxy S5 Sport counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while iPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system. The Galaxy S5 Sport has a little bit better looking display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a better pixels density, a bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
IPhone 5 counts with a bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Sport, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy S5 Sport has a better performing processor than iPhone 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM, an additional graphics co-processor and a greater number of cores.
The Galaxy S5 Sport counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 2800mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh. Galaxy S5 Sport captures much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 5, because it has a much higher video definition, a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos, a larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a higher image and video quality and a back facing camera with way more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport is a lot more expensive than Apple iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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