Compare phones
Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2018-03-16 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 158.00 |
| 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is much better than the Apple iPhone 5s, having an 83.3 score against 75.5. The Samsung Galaxy S9 design is way newer than the Apple iPhone 5s's, but it's a bit thicker and much heavier. The Galaxy S9 features a bit better performance than iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU and a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and a larger number of faster cores.
IPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S9 count with similar screens, although the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a really larger screen, a way better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Samsung Galaxy S9 features a lot bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy S9 has a way better battery life than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy S9 captures better pictures and videos than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos, a way better (4K) video resolution, a much larger aperture for better images and video in poorly lited situations and a back camera with way more mega pixels.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S9 is also by far the cheapest.
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