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Apple iPhone 5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Arc Mobile Phone
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 10Android 4.4Android 4.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz2.5 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory1 GB2 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.1 in4.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
N/A
Resolution1136 x 640 px1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
LED
Pixel density326.0 ppi432.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
368 MB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnoyesno
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.87 in5.59 in4.92 in
Width2.31 in2.85 in2.48 in
Depth0.3 in0.32 in0.34 in
Weight3.95 oz5.11 oz4.13 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.02.1 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
NFCnoyesno
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHLHDMI
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
4G LTEyesyesno
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity1440.0 mAh2800.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time225.0 h390.0 h400.0 h
Talk time8.0 h21.0 h7.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesno
Wireless charging noyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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