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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-10 | 2019-06-18 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| 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 + 16.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M40 is much better than the iPhone 5s, having a global score of 85 against 75.5. Galaxy M40 has Android 10 operating system, and iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system. The Galaxy M40 construction is a lot newer, but a little bit thicker and way heavier than the iPhone 5s. IPhone 5s features a bit sharper display than Galaxy M40, although it has a much lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, a much smaller display and a bit less pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPhone 5s counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores and slower, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a 64-bits CPU.
The Galaxy M40 has a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has a 123% larger battery size. The Galaxy M40 captures much clearer pictures and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a way bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos, a larger sensor taking better quality videos and photos and a much higher resolution camera.
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