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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2018-10-17 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 XZ3 has a score of 79.6, which is better than iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Xperia XZ3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x operating system. The Xperia XZ3 is a extremely newer cellphone than iPhone 5, although it is extremely heavier and extremely thicker.
Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Sony Xperia XZ3 has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px, a way better pixels amount per inch of screen, a much larger display and a quite more brightness.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with much more storage for games and applications than iPhone 5, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Xperia XZ3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a larger aperture, a back camera with a much better 19 mega-pixels resolution and a lot bigger sensor.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 5, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
Although Xperia XZ3 is a better device, it is way more expensive than iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone 5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the Xperia XZ3, but if you don't you can save some money and buy the iPhone 5, giving up some features and specifications.
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