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Apple iPhone 5s
A1530Samsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.6 |
| 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 | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.5 |
| 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 (825 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.01 |
| 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, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 20 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| 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
The Galaxy Note 4 has a global score of 81.6, which is a little bit better than iPhone 5s's score of 75.5. Even though the Galaxy Note 4 is newer than the iPhone 5s, it's a little thicker and way heavier. Galaxy Note 4 comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPhone 5s comes with iOS 8.x operating system.
Galaxy Note 4 features a little faster CPU than iPhone 5s, because although it has a weaker graphics processing unit running at 500 megahertz and a 32-bit processor against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. Galaxy Note 4 counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a much larger display, a way better 2560 x 1440px resolution and a lot greater display density.
The Galaxy Note 4 takes better pictures and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy Note 4 also has a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a much better video definition and a back facing camera with much more megapixels. The Galaxy Note 4 has a bit more memory for applications and games than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has a 105 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy Note 4 is a bit more expensive than iPhone 5s, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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