Compare phones
Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-09-10 | 2016-06-01 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy C5 is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5s, having a score of 76.4 against 75.5. The Galaxy C5 comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, while Apple iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy C5's design is much newer and thinner than Apple iPhone 5s's, although it is much heavier.
The iPhone 5s has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it has a little bit lower screen pixel density, a much smaller display and a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution. The iPhone 5s features just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy C5 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy C5 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Galaxy C5 has a way better battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has a 2600mAh battery size instead of 1570mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy C5 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy C5 also has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.