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Apple iPhone 5s
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Note Edge
SprintSM-N915P
| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0, 4.4 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 400.00 | $ 400.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 525 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 18 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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
Galaxy Note Edge has an overall score of 81.7, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5s's general score of 72.6. Galaxy Note Edge's design is newer, but a little bit thicker and extremely heavier than the Apple iPhone 5s. Galaxy Note Edge comes with Android 5.0 OS, and Apple iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x OS.
Galaxy Note Edge has a bit faster processing unit than iPhone 5s, because although it has a weaker graphics processor running at 500 MHz and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and more cpu cores. Galaxy Note Edge features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a way better 2560 x 1440 resolution, a much greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a much bigger display.
The Galaxy Note Edge has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 5s, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB and 32 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge also has a camera in the back with a much better resolution, a bigger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Note Edge and the iPhone 5s cost the same.
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