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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2016-06-10 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is just a bit better than the iPhone 5s, with a 75.8 score against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy S7 Active's body is much newer, but way thicker and way heavier than the iPhone 5s. Galaxy S7 Active features a little bit better screen than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same screen brightness, the Galaxy S7 Active also has a lot greater number of pixels per screen inch, a bigger screen and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
The iPhone 5s counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has 2 lesser and slower CPU cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. Galaxy S7 Active shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution, a way larger diafragm aperture and a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy S7 Active has a better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 200 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active counts with a really longer battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has a 155 percent larger battery size.
Although Galaxy S7 Active is a better device, it costs more money than iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPhone 5s. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the iPhone 5s, letting go a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your money.
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