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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2016-08-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a global score of 79.5, which is a little bit better than iPhone 5s's score of 75.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note7 is notably newer than iPhone 5s, it's noticeably heavier and just a little thicker. The iPhone 5s has a little faster CPU than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit.
The Apple iPhone 5s features a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note7, although it has a lot smaller screen, a lot lower amount of pixels in each inch in the screen and a much lower 1136 x 640 resolution. The Galaxy Note7 counts with much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy Note7 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a much higher 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a lot better (4K) video quality, a larger sensor taking better quality videos and photographs and a lot larger aperture to take better photos in poorly lited environments.
Galaxy Note7 has a very superior battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has a 3500mAh battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
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