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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 245.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 5.1, EDR |
| 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 S8 Active has a score of 81.9, which is better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Although Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is newer than Apple iPhone 5, it is much thicker and much heavier. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a superior CPU than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active counts with a display that's very similar to the iPhone 5 one, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960, a lot bigger display and a much better count of pixels per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active shoots much better videos and photos than iPhone 5, because it has a way larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a way larger sensor which offers a way better photo and video quality and a lot better resolution camera.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 1440mAh.
Galaxy S8 Active costs more than iPhone 5, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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