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Apple iPhone 5s
A1530Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2015-04-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 8.47 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.56 |
| 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
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a general score of 85.7, which is much better than the iPhone 5s's 75.5 score. The Galaxy S6 Edge works with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy S6 Edge's construction is newer and just a little bit thinner than the iPhone 5s's, but it is somewhat heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge features a better display than iPhone 5s, because it has a way better 2560 x 1440 resolution, a much better screen pixel density and a larger display. The Galaxy S6 Edge has just a little better performance than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have a 64-bit processor, the Galaxy S6 Edge also has 2 GB more RAM, a greater number of cores and a much better GPU.
Apple iPhone 5s has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing images and/or video in low light environments, a back facing camera with a way worse 8 mega-pixels resolution, a tinier camera sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality and a much worse (Full HD) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a really longer battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has a 2600mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy S6 Edge is also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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