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Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-10 | 2021-04-14 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Green and Pink |
| Aluminium | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| 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 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is better than the iPhone 5s, having a 90.5 score against 75.5. The Sony Xperia 5 III is a newer device than the iPhone 5s, although it's a little thicker and noticeably heavier. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with Android 11 OS, while iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x OS. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a little better processing power than iPhone 5s, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor and a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Apple iPhone 5s has a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia 5 III, although it has a much worse pixels number per inch of display, a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 and a much smaller screen. The Xperia 5 III features a much better camera than iPhone 5s, because it has a lot better (4K) video definition, a way bigger aperture for better photography in poorly lited situations, a way larger sensor providing a much higher image quality and a back camera with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution.
Xperia 5 III counts with a superior storage to install games and applications than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 256 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB. Xperia 5 III counts with a very superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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