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Apple iPhone 5c
A1507Samsung Galaxy S4
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 70 | 76.1 |
| 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 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 130.00 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| 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 score of 76.1, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 5c's 70 global score. Even though Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5c were only released 6 months apart, Galaxy S4 is thinner and just a little bit lighter. The Galaxy S4 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x operating system.
Galaxy S4 features a bit better performance than iPhone 5c, because it has a graphics processing unit, a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Galaxy S4 has a bit better looking display than iPhone 5c, because it has a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution, a higher amount of pixels per inch in the display and a bigger display.
The Galaxy S4 features a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5c, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 64 GB. The Galaxy S4 features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a 73% more battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 captures a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera, a bigger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy S4 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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