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Apple iPhone 5s
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-10 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.68 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3a XL is a little bit better than the iPhone 5s, getting a general score of 78.9 against 75.5. Google Pixel 3a XL has Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system. Google Pixel 3a XL's design is newer, but much heavier and a little bit thicker than iPhone 5s.
Apple iPhone 5s has a more vivid display than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a way smaller screen, a way lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a bit worse count of pixels per display inch. IPhone 5s counts with a little better performance than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores and 3 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a graphics co-processor.
Google Pixel 3a XL features as much memory for apps and games as Apple iPhone 5s, both have the same internal storage. Google Pixel 3a XL features a better camera than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a way higher video resolution, a larger aperture for better captures in poorly lited environments, a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos and a lot higher 12.2 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 136% greater battery size.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Google Pixel 3a XL is also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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