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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2018-11-15 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminium | Glass and Metal |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 24.00 MP + 24.00 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 | -- |
| 8.69 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.76 |
| 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
Galaxy A9 (2018) is much better than iPhone 5s, having a global score of 85.2 against 75.5. Galaxy A9 (2018) is a much newer cellphone than the iPhone 5s, but it's a little thicker and heavier. Galaxy A9 (2018)'s CPU is very similar to the iPhone 5s one, because although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and 6 more cpu cores.
The iPhone 5s has a brighter display than Galaxy A9 (2018), although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, a way lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a much smaller display. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a greater camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a much bigger diafragm aperture for better images and video in poorly lited environments, a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 24 mega pixels resolution.
Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a very superior memory to store more games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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