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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.1 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2015-09-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.56 |
| 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z5 is a little bit better than iPhone 5, having a 77.6 score against 71.7. Xperia Z5 works with Android 5.1 OS, and iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x OS. Xperia Z5's body is notably newer and just a little thinner, but also extremely heavier than iPhone 5. The Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores, 2,01 GB more RAM memory and an additional graphics processor.
Sony Xperia Z5 counts with a bit better looking screen than iPhone 5, because it has a larger display, a way better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a better number of pixels per screen inch. Xperia Z5 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 200 GB.
The Sony Xperia Z5 features a much better battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 2900mAh battery size. Xperia Z5 takes much better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and video, a way higher resolution camera, a lot larger back camera sensor taking way better quality pictures and a way higher video definition.
Although Xperia Z5 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPhone 5, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone 5. If you want to save some money, you can get iPhone 5, letting go some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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