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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-09-15 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a general score of 83, which is much better than the Apple iPhone 5s's 73.8 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x operating system. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note8 is much newer than Apple iPhone 5s, it's way heavier and somewhat thicker.
IPhone 5s counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a much smaller display, a lot worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a way worse pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit superior CPU than iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Galaxy Note8 counts with a superior battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy Note8 has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a better image quality, a lot better video resolution, a camera with a much higher 12 MP resolution and a way bigger aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 and the Apple iPhone 5s cost exactly the same, making it an easy choice.
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