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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 | 2016-03-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 is much better than Apple iPhone 5, with a general score of 79.5 against 71.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S7 is noticeably newer than the Apple iPhone 5, it is just a little bit thicker and way heavier. Samsung Galaxy S7 features a bit superior CPU than iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of faster cores and more RAM memory.
The Galaxy S7 counts with a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a really brighter display, a lot higher display pixels density, a larger screen and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560. The Galaxy S7 has more memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 200 GB.
Galaxy S7 features a superior battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much larger aperture, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back camera with much more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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