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Apple iPhone 5s
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-05-18 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 326 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC U11 has a general score of 77.6, which is slightly better than iPhone 5s's 75.5 global score. Although the HTC U11 is a lot newer than iPhone 5s, it is notably heavier and a little bit thicker. HTC U11 features just a little better processing power than iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with 6 more processing cores and 3 GB more RAM.
The iPhone 5s counts with a bit more vivid screen than HTC U11, although it has a way lower resolution of 1136 x 640px, a way worse quantity of pixels in each inch in the display and a much smaller screen. The HTC U11 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the HTC U11 also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The HTC U11 features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much larger aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a lot higher video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera. HTC U11 has a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has a 91 percent bigger battery size.
Although HTC U11 is a better device, it is more expensive than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPhone 5s. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy HTC U11, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the iPhone 5s, resigning some features and specs.
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