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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 5s, having a overall score of 81.7 against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy S8 is a noticeably newer cellphone than Apple iPhone 5s, but it's just a bit thicker and a lot heavier. Galaxy S8 and iPhone 5s both have similar screens, although the Galaxy S8 also has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960, a way larger display and much more pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a processing unit that is very similar to the iPhone 5s one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a greater number of faster cores.
Galaxy S8 has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S8 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 takes much better photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a way more mega pixels camera, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality, a lot bigger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited situations and a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Galaxy S8 features a really longer battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity against 1570mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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