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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-09-22 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.12 |
| 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 | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
IPhone 8 is much better than Apple iPhone 5s, getting a global score of 85 against 75.5. IPhone 8 is a incredibly newer and just a little bit thinner cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5s, although it is a lot heavier. Apple iPhone 8 has just a bit better hardware performance than iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have a 64-bit processor, the Apple iPhone 8 also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
Apple iPhone 5s counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPhone 8, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1136 x 640px, a quite smaller display and a lot more opaque screen, they both have the same amount of pixels in each inch in the display. IPhone 8 has a better camera than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a same size back camera sensor, the iPhone 8 also has a larger aperture to capture better low light images, a lot more MP back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has more internal memory capacity. The iPhone 8 counts with a bit longer battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has 1821mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPhone 8 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone 5s. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Apple iPhone 8, else you can save some dollars and get the iPhone 5s, giving up a couple specifications.
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