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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2018-08-24 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5s's 75.5 global score. Samsung Galaxy Note9's body is notably newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than Apple iPhone 5s. The Galaxy Note9 counts with just a little better performance than iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 6 more cores and 5 GB more RAM memory.
IPhone 5s counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy Note9, although it has a much smaller display, a much worse display density and a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640px. The Galaxy Note9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a larger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality, a back-facing camera with much more MP, a much larger camera aperture to capture better photos in low-light environments and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 features much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone 5s, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Note9 features a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 1570mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a lot more expensive than Apple iPhone 5s, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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