Compare phones
| 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 |
| $ 260.00 | $ 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
Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 5s's 75.5 general score. Even though Galaxy S8 is much newer than the iPhone 5s, it is a little thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a screen that is very similar to iPhone 5s's display, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a much better 1440 x 2960 resolution, a way better pixel quantity per inch in the display and a way bigger screen.
The Galaxy S8's processing unit is very similar to the processor in Apple iPhone 5s, because although the Galaxy S8 has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Galaxy S8 features a superior camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture, a way better video definition, a back facing camera with a much better 12 mega-pixels resolution and a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy S8 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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