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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2019-10-02 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Grey and Red |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 848.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 (120 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 | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 5 has a global score of 81, which is slightly better than iPhone 5s's overall score of 75.5. Sony Xperia 5 is a a lot newer cellphone than the iPhone 5s, but it is a lot heavier and just a bit thicker. Sony Xperia 5 counts with a little faster processing unit than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits and doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
The iPhone 5s features a little bit better looking screen than Xperia 5, although it has a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640px, a really smaller display and a lot lower screen density. The Sony Xperia 5 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
The Sony Xperia 5 takes much better pictures and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a much better 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, a larger camera sensor taking better quality photographs and videos, a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a much larger diafragm aperture to take better photos and videos in low-light environments.
The Xperia 5 counts with a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 100% larger battery size.
Although Xperia 5 is a better device, it costs a lot more than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPhone 5s. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy the iPhone 5s, letting go a few features and specs, but you will get the most out of your money.
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