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Apple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 64.2 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.3 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-02-26 | 2012-09-12 |
| 5.31 x 2.75 x 0.35 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.55 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 230.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| S-LCD 2 | IPS LCD |
| 312 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 302 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 5 has a score of 68.8, which is slightly better than HTC One X AT&T's score of 64.2. The iPhone 5 construction is thinner and somewhat lighter than HTC One X AT&T, even though they were only released 7 months apart. The iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x OS, and HTC One X AT&T has Android 4.2.2 OS. The HTC One X AT&T counts with a bit more powerful processor than iPhone 5, and although they both have 2 processing cores, the HTC One X AT&T also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a GPU.
IPhone 5 features a bit more vivid display than HTC One X AT&T, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixels density. The Apple iPhone 5 has as much storage capacity for games and applications as the HTC One X AT&T, both of them have equal 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPhone 5 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than HTC One X AT&T, although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for shooting pictures in low light environments, they both have the same resolution back facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate.
The HTC One X AT&T has superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, iPhone 5 is also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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