Apple iPhone 4 vs Apple iPhone 5 Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone 4

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Apple iPhone 4 or Apple iPhone 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone 4 Apple iPhone 5
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Release date 2010, June 2012, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm | 4.54 x 4.54 x 2.31 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 112 g | 3.95 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Battery 1420 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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
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Screen

Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 3.5" in 4" in
Screen area 36.5 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 3:2 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 54.0% 60.8%
Screen resolution 640 x 960 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 330 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, f/2.8, 1/3.2'', 1.75µm, AF -8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi only 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Functions face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 480p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 7.1.2 iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Chipset - Apple A4 (45 nm) - Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU - 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 8/16/32 GB, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-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
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Class 10 Yes
Edge Class 10 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.11 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
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 No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Scratch-resistant glass back panel

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Supported LTE Networks

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