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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 12 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2022-11-01 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black and White | Black |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 13.97 |
| 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 |
| 7.2 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.16 |
| 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a score of 91.5, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 global score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer comes with Android 12 OS, while Apple iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a way newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 5, but it's thicker and noticeably heavier.
The Apple iPhone 5 counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, although it has much less brightness, a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, a little bit lower screen pixels density and a much smaller display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a superior hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots way better videos and photos than iPhone 5, because it has a way bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and video in poorly lited situations, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting way better quality pictures, a much higher 200 MP resolution camera and a way better (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has much more storage for games and applications than iPhone 5, because it has 192 GB more internal storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 4300mAh battery size instead of 1440mAh.
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