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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 91.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2021-01-29 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gray, Phantom pink, Violet and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 722.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 0.57 inches (1/1.76") 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
Galaxy S21 is way better than the iPhone 5s, with a 91.8 score against 75.5. Even though the Galaxy S21 is newer than iPhone 5s, it's a lot heavier and just a little thicker. Galaxy S21 counts with Android 11 OS, and iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy S21 features just a bit better processing power than iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 6 more CPU cores.
The Galaxy S21 counts with a little sharper screen than iPhone 5s, because it has a much bigger screen, much more display brightness, a much higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy S21 has a way bigger storage for applications and games than iPhone 5s, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy S21 features a much better battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 1570mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S21 takes much better photographs and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot better video resolution, a much more mega-pixels back facing camera, a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and video and a lot bigger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photos.
Although Samsung Galaxy S21 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Apple iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Apple iPhone 5s. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Apple iPhone 5s, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your money.
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