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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-03-28 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 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 | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 is better than the iPhone 5, getting a general score of 82.3 against 71.7. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with Android 10 OS, while iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 body is newer than the iPhone 5's, although it's thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 7,01 GB more RAM and 6 more cores.
IPhone 5 features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because although it has a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution, a little bit lower pixel amount in each display inch and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little brighter screen. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 takes much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a way better (4K) video resolution, a camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way bigger aperture to take better low-light images and video.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 1440mAh.
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