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Apple iPhone 5c
8 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 67.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.01 |
| 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, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a global score of 81.6, which is a lot better than Apple iPhone 5c's general score of 67.7. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Note 4's design is newer and a little bit thinner than the Apple iPhone 5c's, although it's heavier.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has just a bit better screen than iPhone 5c, because it has a much greater display pixel density, a lot larger display and a way better 2560 x 1440px resolution. The Galaxy Note 4 counts with a superior hardware performance than iPhone 5c, because it has more RAM memory, an additional graphics processing unit and a greater number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 captures much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 5c, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photos and video, a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy Note 4 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 5c, because it has an external memory slot that supports up to 128 GB and 32 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a 114% greater battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also a bit cheaper.
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