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Apple iPhone 5s
A1530Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
AT&TSM-N915A
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 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 |
| $ 260.00 | $ 249.00 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 a little bit better than the iPhone 5s's score of 75.5. Galaxy Note Edge comes with Android 5.0 OS, while iPhone 5s comes with iOS 8.x OS. Even though Galaxy Note Edge is newer than iPhone 5s, it is much heavier and a little bit thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge counts with a little bit better performance than iPhone 5s, because although it has a weaker graphics processor working at 500 megahertz and a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Galaxy Note Edge counts with a bit more vivid display than iPhone 5s, because it has much more pixels per inch in the screen, a really bigger screen and a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge features a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy Note Edge has a superior camera than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy Note Edge also has a bigger sensor which provides a higher photo and video quality, a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality. Galaxy Note Edge counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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