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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2020-03-06 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S20 is a lot better than the iPhone 5s, with a 94.8 score against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy S20 comes with Android 13 OS, while iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy S20 is a way newer phone than iPhone 5s, although it's a little bit thicker and noticeably heavier. The Galaxy S20 and Apple iPhone 5s both count with incredibly similar screens, although the Galaxy S20 also has a really larger display, a much higher pixels density and a lot better 1440 x 3200px resolution.
Galaxy S20 counts with much more storage for apps and games than iPhone 5s, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S20 features a bit better processing unit than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 11 GB more RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
Galaxy S20 has a way better battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 1570mAh. Galaxy S20 counts with a greater camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a camera in the back with a lot better 12 mega-pixels resolution, a much better video quality, a larger aperture and a way larger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality.
Although Galaxy S20 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPhone 5s. If you are trying to save some money, you can get iPhone 5s, giving up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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