Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100

Apple iPhone 5
apple iphone 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100
samsung galaxy note 8.0 n5100
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 345 g (12.17 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 (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Mali-400MP [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 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 64.56%
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] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 4600 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 8 h