Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Asus Google Nexus 7 Cellular

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus
Announced September 2012 October 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, 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)
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 340 g (11.99 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit 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) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 59.45%
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] 1.2 MP front facing [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Video-calling
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [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 Yes, 384 kbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1440 mAh 4325 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 8 h