Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 260.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 5s, having an 81.9 score against 75.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is way newer than the Apple iPhone 5s, it is much thicker and noticeably heavier. The Apple iPhone 5s and the Galaxy S8 Active count with quite similar displays, although the Galaxy S8 Active also has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960, a way larger screen and a lot higher screen pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's CPU is very similar to iPhone 5s's processing unit, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. Galaxy S8 Active features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S8 Active also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active captures much better photographs and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a much bigger camera aperture for better low-light images and video, a larger back-facing camera sensor, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back camera with a much better resolution.
The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 155% more battery capacity.
Galaxy S8 Active is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone.
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