Comparison of Apple iPhone 5S 32Gb and Apple iPhone 7 128Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 5S 32Gb

Apple iPhone 7 128Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Apple

Phone model

iPhone 5S 32Gb

iPhone 7 128Gb

Year of release

2013

2016

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

124 mm

138 mm

Body width

59 mm

67 mm

Body thickness

7.6 mm

7.1 mm

Weight

112 g

138 g

Volume

55.14 cm³

65.89 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Aluminium alloy

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Beige
• Black
• White

• Pink
• Golden
• Silver
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A7

• Apple A10 Fusion

CPU clock speed

1300 MHz

2370 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

64 + 64 kB

64 + 64 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

3 MB

Level 3 cache (L3)

4 MB

4 MB

Processor size

64 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

16 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

• PowerVR

GPU clock speed

200 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

6

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 128 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A7 APL0698

• Apple A10 Fusion

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 7

iOS 10

Battery

Battery capacity

1560

1960

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

10 h

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

250 h

240 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h

12 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

250 h

240 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

15 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

1136 x 640 pixels

1334 x 750 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

326 ppi

326 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Retina Display

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.775

1.779

Contrast ratio

800:1

1400:1

Screen brightness

500 cd/m²

625 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4618 x 2598 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

4 LEDs

Digital zoom

3 X

5 X

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.89 x 3.67 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.498 μm

Crop factor

7.08

Aperture

f/2.2

f/1.8

Number of lens elements

5

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Face and shape recognition
• Exposure control
• Auto hdr
• Automatic image stabilization
• Serial shooting
• Timer mode

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

3 X

6 X

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• Frame-by-frame mode with image stabilization cinematic video stabilization
• Tracking autofocus
• Face and shape recognition

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.2 Mp

7 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1461 x 822 pixels

3528 x 1984 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 1900+ MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2300 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 3

• LTE Cat 9

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. B
• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• DC-HSDPA
• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.2

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• QuickTime
• MOV
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AAX
• AAX+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• ALAC
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

320 kbit/s

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

AirPrint support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• Twitter
• App Store
• Maps

• ICloud
• ITunes Store
• App Store
• Apple Pay

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Data encryption in the phone

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.93 W/kg

1.37 W/kg