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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-01-31 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 25.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro is better than iPhone 5, having a general score of 81 against 71.7. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro's design is a lot newer than iPhone 5's, although it is extremely heavier and much thicker. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
IPhone 5 counts with a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro, although it has a much smaller display, a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a little worse pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy XCover Pro features a better processing power than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster) and 3,01 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy XCover Pro counts with a much better battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 4050mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh. Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro shoots much better pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro also counts with a lot larger aperture to take better low-light photography and a back facing camera with lot more MP.
Although Galaxy XCover Pro is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Apple iPhone 5. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Galaxy XCover Pro, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Apple iPhone 5, letting go a couple specs and features.
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