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Apple iPhone 5c
32 GBSamsung Galaxy S4
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 70 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2013-03-14 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Polycarbonate | Polycarbonate |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S4 has a global score of 77.3, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5c's 70 general score. The Galaxy S4 design is a bit lighter and thinner than Apple iPhone 5c, even though both of them were released only a couple months apart. Galaxy S4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x OS.
Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a better pixels count per display inch, a way better resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a bigger display. Galaxy S4 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5c, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S4 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a little better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a GPU, a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a 2600mAh battery capacity instead of 1507mAh.
Samsung Galaxy S4 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and a camera with a much higher 13 MP resolution.
Galaxy S4 costs exactly the same than the iPhone 5c.
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