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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-06-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black and White | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 247.00 |
| 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 | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.91 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh 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 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
The Galaxy S7 Active is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5, getting a general score of 75.8 against 71.7. Even though Galaxy S7 Active is notably newer than Apple iPhone 5, it's noticeably heavier and extremely thicker. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a slightly better looking display than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same brightness, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active also has a larger display, a lot better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a much greater number of pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a little better performance than iPhone 5, because it has 3,01 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Galaxy S7 Active features a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 200 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and videos, a way higher video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 178% larger battery size.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is more expensive than iPhone 5, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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