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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-09-10 | 2016-03-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 336.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| 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 | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.6 |
| 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
The Galaxy S7 edge is slightly better than iPhone 5s, getting a overall score of 78.1 against 75.5. Galaxy S7 edge is a notably heavier phone than the iPhone 5s, but both of them are equally thin. The Galaxy S7 edge works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x OS. IPhone 5s features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, although it has a really smaller screen, a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a much lower amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy S7 edge has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 200 GB. The iPhone 5s has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an extra graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution, a way bigger camera aperture, a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors. The Galaxy S7 edge counts with a much better battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
Although Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone 5s. If you want to save a few dollars, you can buy the iPhone 5s, and give up a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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