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Apple iPhone 5c
CDMASamsung 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 |
| $ 189.00 | $ 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
Galaxy S4 has a general score of 76.1, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5c's general score of 70. The Galaxy S4 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5c has iOS 8.x operating system. The Galaxy S4 is a thinner and just a little lighter cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5c, even when both of them were released with only 6 months difference.
Galaxy S4 has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1080, a greater number of pixels per inch of screen and a bigger screen. Galaxy S4 features a slightly bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 5c, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 64 GB.
The Galaxy S4 counts with just a little better performance than iPhone 5c, because it has an additional GPU, a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Galaxy S4 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPhone 5c, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S4 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 5c, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy S4 also has a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger camera aperture.
Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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