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Apple iPhone 5 vs Google Pixel 3a

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 5 , Google Pixel 3a

Apple iPhone 5 2012 year of release. cpu Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based). screen 4". with resolution 640x1136. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera .

Google Pixel 3a 2019 year of release. cpu Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver). screen 5.6". with resolution 1080x2220. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 4" inch 5.6" inch
Screen area 44.1 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 75.0%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 1080 x 2220 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) Adreno 615
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 13215 159213
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1603
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5206
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6426
GeekBench 4 Battery 4895
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1300
General specs Release date 2012, September 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm 151.3 Х 70.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 112 g 147 g
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 1440 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 340 EUR 400 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Supported LTE Networks Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 5
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a
  • Screen 5.6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB