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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
SprintSM-G925P
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2015-04-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminium and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 950.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 8.47 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is much better than the iPhone 5s, with an 85.7 score against 75.5. Although Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is somewhat heavier than iPhone 5s, it's a little thinner and also newer. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with Android 5.0 OS, and iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a 64 bits processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also has a higher amount of RAM, 6 more processing cores and a faster 650 MHz graphics processing unit.
Galaxy S6 Edge features a brighter display than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot greater pixels density, a larger display and a much better 2560 x 1440 resolution. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPhone 5s captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, although it has a back camera with way less megapixels resolution, a tinier diafragm aperture, a way worse (Full HD) video quality and a smaller sensor. The Galaxy S6 Edge features a much better battery duration than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 2600mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a better device, it is way more expensive than Apple iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Apple iPhone 5s. If you want to save some money, you can buy the Apple iPhone 5s, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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