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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1429A1429
Apple iPhone 6s
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | iOS 9.x |
| 2012-09-12 | 2015-09-09 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminium, Glass and Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 575.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1715mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 240 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 6s is better than the iPhone 5, getting an 83 score against 71.7. The Apple iPhone 6s design is newer and just a bit thinner, but also incredibly heavier than the iPhone 5. Both of these devices have iOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPhone 6s has 9.x version and iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x version, so it provides a couple additional features.
Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone 6s both have incredibly similar screens, and although the iPhone 6s has a quite better 1334 x 750px resolution and a larger screen, they both have the same display brightness and the same display pixels density. The iPhone 6s features a more powerful processor than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have 2 CPU cores, the iPhone 6s also has a larger amount of RAM memory, a 64-bits CPU and an extra GPU.
The Apple iPhone 6s counts with a better camera than iPhone 5, because it has a larger aperture, a camera with lot more MP, a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality. The iPhone 6s has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPhone 6s has superior battery performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 1715mAh battery capacity.
The iPhone 6s is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Apple iPhone 5.
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