Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)

Apple iPhone 5
apple iphone 5
Samsung Galaxy J1 mini (2016)
samsung galaxy j1 mini (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2012 February 2016
Status Available - September 2012 Available - February 2016
Colors Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar White, Gold, Black
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
126.6 x 63.1 x 10.8 mm
(4.98 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
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, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 756 MB/1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 57.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 720p@30fps
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 HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
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, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 756 MB/1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

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 Removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h -