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

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Summary
52%
52%
Performance

Apple A6

1 GB RAM

Apple A6

1 GB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

640x1136 px

4" (10.16 cm)

640x1136 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

1.2 MP

Single Camera

1.2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1440 mAh

8 h talktime (3G)

1510 mAh

10 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

Non Expandable

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.2/5 based on 802 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 3,132 ratings

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Apple iPhone 5 16GB is permanently discontinued.
Apple iPhone 5c 16GB is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

iOS v6

iOS v7

Performance
Below Average
Below Average
Chipset

Apple A6 APL0589

Apple A6 APL0589

CPU

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Swift

Architecture

32 bit

32 bit

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

PowerVR SGX 543MP3

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

LPDDR2

Display
Good
Good
Display Type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px

640x1136 px

Pixel Density

326 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %

59.75 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass, Oleophobic coating

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
Size Compare
Size Compare
Dimensions

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

Height: 124.4 mm
Width: 59.2 mm
Thickness: 8.97 mm

Weight

112 grams

132 grams

Build Material

Case: Aluminium

Colours

Black, White

Blue, Green, Pink, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

1.2 MP, Primary Camera

1.2 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

BSI Sensor

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Average
Capacity

1440 mAh

1510 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

No

No

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(3G)

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 250 Hours(3G)

Storage
Excellent
Excellent
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

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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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)
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 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, USB charging

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