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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2021-09-20 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 7.26 x 0.22 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 10.02 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Glacier and Obsidian |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 540.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2688 x 1892 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4449mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a global score of 85.3, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5s's 75.5 general score. Microsoft Surface Duo 2's body is much newer and notably thinner, but extremely heavier than Apple iPhone 5s. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 works with Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x operating system.
Apple iPhone 5s counts with a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Duo 2, although it has much lower brightness, a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, a little worse pixels amount per display inch and a much smaller screen. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 features a little better hardware performance than iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has more internal memory. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2 counts with a much better battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has a 183 percent larger battery size. Microsoft Surface Duo 2 has a better camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way larger aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments.
Although Microsoft Surface Duo 2 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPhone 5s. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy the iPhone 5s, letting go a few features and specs, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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