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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
Samsung Galaxy S4
SprintSPH-L720
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2013-03-14 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminium | Polycarbonate |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 17 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S4 has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than iPhone 5s's 75.5 general score. The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with Android 4.4 OS, and iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x OS. Although the Samsung Galaxy S4 is better than iPhone 5s, we must tell that it is also somewhat heavier and a bit thicker.
Apple iPhone 5s features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a better 600 megahertz graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a little sharper display than iPhone 5s, because it has a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080, a larger display and a better pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy S4 shoots clearer photographs and videos than iPhone 5s, because although it has a tinier sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality, and they both have the same video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a F2.2 camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S4 also counts with a way better 13 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy S4 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S4 also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a way better battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has a 2600mAh battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices, making it an obvious call.
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