Compare phones
Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2018-05-22 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 16.00 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 | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A6 is slightly better than iPhone 5s, getting a 75.8 score against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy A6 is a way heavier device than iPhone 5s, but both of them are 0.3inches thick. The Apple iPhone 5s counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy A6, because although it has a little bit worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater pixel density.
The iPhone 5s has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A6, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64-bit CPU. The Galaxy A6 counts with a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 400 GB.
The Galaxy A6 captures slightly better pictures and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A6 also has a much larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a way more megapixels back camera and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos.
Samsung Galaxy A6 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 91 percent greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, Galaxy A6 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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