Apple iPhone 5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 5c 8GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 5c 8GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Apple iPhone 5 16GB and Apple iPhone 5c 8GB run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 5 16GB and Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offer the same screen size of 4 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5 16GB and Apple iPhone 5c 8GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5 16GB and Apple iPhone 5c 8GB feature a 1.2 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offers a higher battery capacity with 1510 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 1440 mAh, making Apple iPhone 5c 8GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Apple iPhone 5c 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB offers 16 GB, making Apple iPhone 5c 8GB the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 5c 8GB receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Apple iPhone 5 16GB has a rating of 3.2.

Apple iPhone 5 16GB

₹43,750

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 5c 8GB

₹14,999

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Release Date

21 Sep, 2012

01 Nov, 2014

Performance

Apple A6	Apple A6
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
1 GB RAM	1 GB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
640x1136 px	640x1136 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP

Battery

1440 mAh

1510 mAh

Storage

16 GB

8 GB

User Ratings

3.2/5

(787 ratings)

4.1/5

(2,361 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Nov 01, 2014 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v6

iOS v7

Performance

Chipset

Apple A6 APL0589

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Swift

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

RAM

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

LPDDR2

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %

59.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating

N/A

Design

Height

123.8 mm

124.4 mm

Width

58.6 mm

59.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

112 grams

132 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1440 mAh

1510 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(3G)

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB / 16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)

SAR Value

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

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A	FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular