Micromax Bharat 5 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS

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Comparing the Micromax Bharat 5 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone XS runs at a higher processing speed of 2.49 GHz, while Micromax Bharat 5 Plus runs at 1.3 GHz, making Apple iPhone XS the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone XS offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while Micromax Bharat 5 Plus offers 5.2 inches, making Apple iPhone XS the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone XS features a OLED display compared to Micromax Bharat 5 Plus's IPS LCD, making Apple iPhone XS the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Apple iPhone XS offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Micromax Bharat 5 Plus offers 8 MP, making Apple iPhone XS better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone XS offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Micromax Bharat 5 Plus offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone XS better for front camera photography.


Battery: Micromax Bharat 5 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS offers 2658 mAh, making Micromax Bharat 5 Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone XS offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Micromax Bharat 5 Plus offers 16 GB, making Apple iPhone XS the better option for storage.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Micromax Bharat 5 Plus has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Release Date

05 Jan, 2018
28 Sep, 2018
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6737
Apple A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
2658 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
9.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, rich display
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Dual-SIM
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Portrait mode is hit and miss
  • No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
  • Average battery life
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5
(465 ratings)
4.7/5
(12,575 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
433,713
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)
iOS v12.0
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6737
Apple A12 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

N/A
M12
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
433,713
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.5 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi
463 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.68 %
80.93 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

149.5 mm
143.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73.5 mm
70.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm
7.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

170 grams
177 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
2658 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A

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