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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S8 has a score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5s's general score of 75.5. The Galaxy S8 design is way newer, but just a little bit thicker and noticeably heavier than the Apple iPhone 5s. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Apple iPhone 5s count with extremely similar processing units, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy S8 and Apple iPhone 5s feature quite similar screens, although the Galaxy S8 also has a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels, a lot better number of pixels per screen inch and a lot bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a better camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better 12 mega-pixels resolution, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a way bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
The Galaxy S8 has a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 features a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 3000mAh battery size instead of 1570mAh.
The Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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