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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1429A1429
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 10 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-09-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 5.72 x 0.19 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 8.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Glacier |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2700 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 6 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 | 11.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 3577mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.52 |
| 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
Microsoft Surface Duo is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5, with a 78.8 score against 71.7. The Microsoft Surface Duo counts with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. Although the Microsoft Surface Duo is way heavier than Apple iPhone 5, it's extremely thinner and also a lot newer.
IPhone 5 counts with a bit better display than Microsoft Surface Duo, although it has a really smaller display, a just a little worse pixel density and a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Duo features a better processor than iPhone 5, because it has a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM.
Microsoft Surface Duo counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Microsoft Surface Duo has a way better battery life than iPhone 5, because it has a 148 percent larger battery capacity.
Microsoft Surface Duo shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a lot higher 11 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger aperture to capture better images in low light situations.
Microsoft Surface Duo not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one.
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