Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Amazon Fire

Apple iPhone 5
apple iphone 5
Amazon Fire
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Amazon
Announced September 2012 September 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - September 2015
Price - Rs. 3,407 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
191 x 115 x 10.6 mm
(7.52 x 4.53 x 0.42 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop), Fire OS 5
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 62.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 480p@24fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity 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 N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 4400 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 7 h (multimedia)