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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-05-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black and White | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 11 |
| 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 | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 9 has a score of 76.6, which is slightly better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 global score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 design is much newer than the Apple iPhone 5's, but it's somewhat thicker and way heavier. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 works with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
IPhone 5 features a much better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, although it has a much smaller screen, a bit lower pixel count in each display inch and a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games than iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 features a quite superior hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a very superior battery life than iPhone 5, because it has a 249 percent larger battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes greater videos and photos than iPhone 5, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a way larger camera aperture for better photography in low light situations, a way bigger back camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and pictures and a back facing camera with a way better resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 is a lot more expensive than the iPhone 5, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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