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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 87.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-10-12 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and Grey |
| 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 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| 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 | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Xperia 5 II is a lot better than the Apple iPhone 5, with an 87.2 score against 71.7. Xperia 5 II is a way newer phone than Apple iPhone 5, although it's just a little thicker and much heavier. The iPhone 5 counts with a slightly better screen than Xperia 5 II, although it has a really smaller screen, a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution and way less pixels per display inch.
The Sony Xperia 5 II has a quite better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM. Sony Xperia 5 II features much more storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
Sony Xperia 5 II shoots greater photographs and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a way larger aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a much better resolution camera in the back, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
The Xperia 5 II has a very superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 1440mAh.
Although Xperia 5 II 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. If you want to save some money, you can get iPhone 5, giving up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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