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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-09-10 | 2018-06-28 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy J8 has a general score of 76.7, which is a little bit better than the iPhone 5s's overall score of 75.5. Samsung Galaxy J8's design is noticeably newer, but notably heavier and a bit thicker than the iPhone 5s. Samsung Galaxy J8 works with Android 10 operating system, while iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Apple iPhone 5s has a much sharper screen than Galaxy J8, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel number in each inch in the display. Galaxy J8 counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy J8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The iPhone 5s has a bit faster processor than Galaxy J8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and an additional graphics processor. Galaxy J8 features a much longer battery life than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 123 percent greater battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a lot larger diafragm aperture for better low-light captures and videos, a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality photographs and videos and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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