Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Samsung
          Announced
          September 2012 February 2014
          Status
          Available - September 2012 Available April 2014
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White, Blue, Gold
          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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - Fingerprint Sensor
          IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
          Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
          Heart Rate Sensor

          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 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
          External Memory
          No microSD, up to 128 GB

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.0 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          60.84% 69.63%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 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, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No No
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          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, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 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), USB On-the-go, USB Host
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No microSD, up to 128 GB
          USB OTG
          - Supported

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1440 mAh 2800 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 225 h Up to 390 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 8 h Up to 21 h

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