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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1429A1429
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | -- |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-07-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 611.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Mali-T880 MP12 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a general score of 80.4, which is better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 score. The Galaxy Note Fan Edition construction is way newer than Apple iPhone 5's, although it's much heavier and a little thicker. Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a quite superior performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 6 more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM.
IPhone 5 features a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a much worse pixel density, a much lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen. Galaxy Note Fan Edition shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution, a camera in the back with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution, a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot bigger aperture to take better images in low-light environments.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Note Fan Edition also has a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB. Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 122% more battery size.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition is a little more expensive than Apple iPhone 5, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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