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Apple iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Samsung
Announced
September 2012 July 2014
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - July 2014
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129.7 x 65.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x 0.37 in)
Weight
112 g (3.95 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.84% 61.55%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR 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] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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 No
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1440 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 225 h -
Talk Time
Up to 8 h -
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