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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-10 | 2019-04-26 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 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 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh 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 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy A70 is slightly better than the iPhone 5s, getting a 76.9 score against 75.5. The Galaxy A70 comes with Android 10 OS, and iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy A70 is a a lot newer device than iPhone 5s, but it's notably heavier and just a little thicker. The iPhone 5s features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, a lot smaller display and a bit lower pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy A70 counts with a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPhone 5s features a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A70, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy A70 features a much longer battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has a 187% greater battery capacity. Apple iPhone 5s shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A70, although it has a much smaller aperture which is not favorable for taking photos and/or video in low-light environments and a smaller sensor taking less light and washed colors, they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
Although Galaxy A70 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPhone 5s. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy Galaxy A70, else you can save some dollars and buy the iPhone 5s, letting go a couple features and specs.
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