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Apple iPhone 5 Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone 5C Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia S Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia S
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Apple iOS 8Android 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Apple A6 APL0598Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 220
RAM memory1 GB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in4.8 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
N/A
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
LED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi306.0 ppi342.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.1 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx1.9 Mpx1.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernonoyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in4.9 in5.38 in5.04 in
Width2.31 in2.33 in2.78 in2.52 in
Depth0.3 in0.35 in0.34 in0.42 in
Weight3.95 oz4.66 oz4.69 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.02.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnonoyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
USB
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificMHLHDMI
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh1510.0 mAh2100.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h250.0 h830.0 h420.0 h
Talk time8.0 h10.0 h22.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nononono

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