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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-09-22 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.64 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than iPhone 5s's 75.5 global score. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus body has the same thickness than the iPhone 5s, but it's a lot heavier. The Apple iPhone 5s counts with a little bit better looking display than iPhone 8 Plus, although it has a little lower pixels amount per display inch, a much smaller screen, a lot worse 1136 x 640 pixels resolution and much less brightness.
IPhone 8 Plus has a bit better processor than iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, and they both have a 64-bits CPU, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. The iPhone 8 Plus features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has more internal memory.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus features a much better camera than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a 0.33 inches camera sensor, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus also has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a camera in the back with a much better resolution and a bigger aperture. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 2691mAh battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
Although Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it is way more expensive than Apple iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Apple iPhone 5s. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, else you can save some money and buy the Apple iPhone 5s, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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