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Apple iPhone 5c
A1529Samsung 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 |
| $ 209.00 | $ 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 is much better than the Apple iPhone 5c, with a 77.3 score against 70. Galaxy S4 counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5c has iOS 8.x operating system. The Galaxy S4 body is just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Apple iPhone 5c, even when both of them were released with only a few months difference.
Galaxy S4 has a bit more vivid screen than iPhone 5c, because it has a better display pixels density, a larger screen and a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1080px. The Galaxy S4 counts with a bit better CPU than iPhone 5c, because it has a graphics processor, more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S4 has a very superior storage for games and applications than iPhone 5c, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy S4 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 64 GB. The Galaxy S4 counts with a little bit better camera than iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy S4 also has a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos in poorly lited environments, a camera with lot more megapixels and a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5c, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy S4 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest one.
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