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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 an overall score of 68.8, which is a bit better than HTC One X AT&T's score of 64.2. IPhone 5 has iOS 7.x operating system, and HTC One X AT&T comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system. Although iPhone 5 and the HTC One X AT&T were released only a couple months apart, iPhone 5 is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter.
IPhone 5 features just a bit better looking screen than HTC One X AT&T, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1136 x 640 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels density. HTC One X AT&T features a little faster processing unit than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the HTC One X AT&T also has an additional graphics processing unit and 8 MB more RAM.
IPhone 5 counts with a much better camera than HTC One X AT&T, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, they both have the same video definition, the same video frame rate and the same resolution camera in the back. The iPhone 5's memory capacity for applications and games is just as good as the HTC One X AT&T one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage.
HTC One X AT&T counts with superior battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has a 1800mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, iPhone 5 is also by far the cheapest, making it a no doubt choice.
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