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Apple iPhone 4 8GB vs Apple iPhone 5 16GB

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Summary
45%
52%
Performance

Apple A4

512 MB RAM

Apple A6

1 GB RAM

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

640x960 px

4" (10.16 cm)

640x1136 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1420 mAh

7 h talktime (3G)

1440 mAh

8 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating

4/5

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User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 1,274 ratings

★★★★★
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3.2/5 based on 802 ratings

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General
Launch Date

June 24, 2010 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v4.x

iOS v6

Performance
Poor
Below Average
Chipset

Apple A4 APL0398

Apple A6 APL0589

CPU

Single core, 1 GHz, Cortex A8

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture

32 bit

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 535

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Display
Good
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.03 %

60.66 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Oleophobic coating

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 115.2 mm
Width: 58.6 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm

Height: 123.8 mm
Width: 58.6 mm
Thickness: 7.6 mm

Weight

137 grams

112 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium

Colours

Black, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1420 mAh

1440 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Up to 8 Hours(3G)

Storage
Very Good
Excellent
Internal Memory

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg, Body: 1.18 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0

USB 2.0, USB charging

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope