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Apple iPhone 5s
A1530Samsung Galaxy S6
SprintSM-G920P
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2015-04-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 252.00 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (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-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 | 2550mAh 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
Samsung Galaxy S6 is better than iPhone 5s, getting an 87.3 score against 75.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S6 is heavier than the iPhone 5s, it's a little bit thinner and newer. Samsung Galaxy S6 comes with Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy S6 features a sharper display than iPhone 5s, because it has a bigger display, a way higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a much higher display density.
Samsung Galaxy S6 counts with a little better processing power than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 also has a faster graphics co-processor running at 650 megahertz, a larger number of cores (and faster) and more RAM. The Galaxy S6 counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S6 counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 62% greater battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S6 captures better photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a bigger back-facing camera sensor, a much higher (4K) video quality, a way higher 16 MP resolution camera and a bigger camera aperture.
The Galaxy S6 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest, making this phone a very good choice.
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