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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 89.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2022-01-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.13 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 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 + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | -- |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6.32 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 FE is much better than the iPhone 5s, getting a score of 89.1 against 75.5. The Galaxy S21 FE body is incredibly newer, but a bit thicker and much heavier than iPhone 5s. Galaxy S21 FE comes with Android 11 operating system, and iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE counts with a bit better processor than iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 6 more CPU cores.
Apple iPhone 5s has a little more vivid display than Galaxy S21 FE, although it has a much lower resolution of 1136 x 640, a way smaller screen and a just a little inferior amount of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE captures much better videos and photos than iPhone 5s, because it has a camera with way more megapixels, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low light environments and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. The Galaxy S21 FE features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 187% more battery size.
Although Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 5s. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, else you can save some money and get the iPhone 5s, giving up a couple specs and features.
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