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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 12 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2021-12-28 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Green and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 12.54 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12 is slightly better than iPhone 5, getting a score of 78.8 against 71.7. The Xiaomi 12 works with Android 12 OS, while iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS. Even though the Xiaomi 12 is much newer than the iPhone 5, it is just a bit thicker and notably heavier. Apple iPhone 5 has a much greater processing power than Xiaomi 12, although it has 6 lesser cpu cores and lesser RAM memory.
Xiaomi 12 and iPhone 5 both have incredibly similar displays, although the Xiaomi 12 also has a higher pixel density, much more display brightness, a lot larger screen and a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Xiaomi 12 has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 5, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
Xiaomi 12 counts with a way better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot larger camera aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited environments, a back camera with a way better resolution, a much larger camera sensor taking way higher quality photographs and videos and a much better 7680x4320 video definition.
Xiaomi 12 counts with a way better battery life than iPhone 5, because it has a 213% bigger battery capacity.
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