Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | June 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2012 | Available - August 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sw |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in) |
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 112 g (3.95 oz) | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | TD-SCDMA / HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T | LTE-A |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 6 | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] | Adreno 420 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | phase detection auto |
| Features | |
| Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, 255 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, Lightning Port | Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1440 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 225 h | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h | - |