Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2019-12-27 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Prism Crush black, Prism Crush blue, Prism Crush pink and Prism Crush white |
| Aluminium | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 282.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A51 is much better than the Apple iPhone 5s, getting a score of 85.5 against 75.5. The Samsung Galaxy A51 design is newer than Apple iPhone 5s's, although it is incredibly heavier and just a little thicker. Samsung Galaxy A51 has Android 11 OS, and Apple iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x OS. Apple iPhone 5s has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A51, although it has a way lower resolution of 1136 x 640, a way smaller display and a quite worse pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A51's processing unit is just as good as the processing unit in iPhone 5s, because although the Samsung Galaxy A51 has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. The Galaxy A51 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy A51 features a way better camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a larger aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited situations, a camera with much more mega-pixels, a way larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The Galaxy A51 has a much longer battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A51 costs a little more money than the Apple iPhone 5s, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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