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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-10-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.12 |
| 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
Sony Xperia 5 has a score of 81, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 global score. The Sony Xperia 5 construction is much newer than the Apple iPhone 5's, although it's a little thicker and extremely heavier. The Sony Xperia 5 features a more powerful processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The iPhone 5 counts with a bit better looking screen than Xperia 5, although it has a way smaller display, a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a lot worse pixel density. The Xperia 5 features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Sony Xperia 5 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh. The Sony Xperia 5 shoots better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much better (4K) video definition, a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos, a lot bigger diafragm aperture for better captures in poorly lited situations and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Although Xperia 5 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 5. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Xperia 5, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the iPhone 5, letting go some specifications.
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