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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-03-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.6 |
| 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 edge has a score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the iPhone 5's global score of 71.7. The Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS. The Galaxy S7 edge is a heavier cellphone than the iPhone 5, but both have the same thickness. IPhone 5 features a slightly better screen than Galaxy S7 edge, although it has a way smaller display, a way worse screen density and a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640.
Galaxy S7 edge features a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 200 GB. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with just a little better processing power than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of faster cores and more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition, a lot more mega-pixels back camera, a way larger sensor shooting way higher quality photos and a way larger aperture to take better low light captures and videos. Galaxy S7 edge features a much longer battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
Although Galaxy S7 edge is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Apple iPhone 5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Galaxy S7 edge, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Apple iPhone 5, giving up some specs and features.
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