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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2021-07-01 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 18.62 |
| 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 | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 Xperia 1 III is a lot better than the iPhone 5s, getting a general score of 93.3 against 75.5. Although Xperia 1 III is extremely newer than iPhone 5s, it's a lot heavier and a little bit thicker. Xperia 1 III counts with Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Xperia 1 III features a slightly better looking screen than iPhone 5s, because it has much more pixels per display inch, a lot larger display and a lot higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution. Xperia 1 III counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than iPhone 5s, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1 TB and more internal storage.
Xperia 1 III has just a bit better hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor and a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with 11 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and also faster). Sony Xperia 1 III features a much better camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a way better (4K) video quality, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a much larger aperture and a lot larger camera sensor.
Xperia 1 III features a much better battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 1570mAh.
Although Xperia 1 III is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPhone 5s. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Xperia 1 III, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the iPhone 5s, letting go a couple features and specifications.
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