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Apple iPhone 5
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 63.7 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| -- | 2012-09-12 |
| 5.53 x 2.72 x 0.27 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| -- | 3.95 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 4.24 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 5 has a score of 68.8, which is a little bit better than the ZTE Star II's 63.7 score. The iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x operating system, and ZTE Star II has Android 4.4 operating system. The ZTE Star II has a more powerful processing unit than iPhone 5, because it has more RAM, more processing cores and an additional graphics processing unit.
The ZTE Star II features a bit sharper display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger screen, a better pixel count in each inch of display and a way better 1920 x 1080px resolution. ZTE Star II counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the ZTE Star II also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 32 GB.
ZTE Star II counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 2300mAh of battery capacity. The ZTE Star II features a superior camera than iPhone 5, because it has a much more MP back-facing camera, a larger aperture to capture better low light photos and a much better (4K) video definition.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, iPhone 5 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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