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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-05-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Xperia 1 is better than the iPhone 5, with an 82.6 score against 71.7. Xperia 1's construction is extremely newer, but heavier and a little bit thicker than the iPhone 5. Xperia 1 counts with a bit more vivid display than iPhone 5, because although it has a lot more opaque display, it also counts with a really bigger display, a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a lot greater pixels quantity per inch in the screen.
The Xperia 1 features a better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores. The Xperia 1 has a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal memory.
The Xperia 1 features a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity. Xperia 1 counts with a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution, a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a camera with much more megapixels and a way larger camera aperture to take better low-light photography.
Although Sony Xperia 1 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Apple iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Apple iPhone 5. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Sony Xperia 1, else you can save some money and buy the Apple iPhone 5, letting go a couple features and specs.
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