Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Apple iPhone 5
apple iphone 5
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7
samsung galaxy tab a 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2012 March 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE))
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
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
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 No
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [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, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 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 6000 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h -