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Apple iPhone 5s
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-09-10 | 2016-11-01 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm 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 (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.69 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a bit better than iPhone 5s, getting a general score of 76 against 75.5. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 construction has the same thickness than iPhone 5s, but it's heavier. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, while iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system.
The iPhone 5s has a bit more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has less and slower cpu cores and 5 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a graphics co-processor. IPhone 5s has a more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, although it has a way smaller screen, a just a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a much lower 1136 x 640 resolution.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 5s, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 4070mAh battery size instead of 1570mAh. Apple iPhone 5s and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 both count with quite similar cameras, although the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 also has a much better (4K) video quality, a larger camera aperture for better captures and video in low light environments, a back camera with way more megapixels and a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and pictures.
Although Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPhone 5s, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the iPhone 5s. If you want to save a few dollars, you can get iPhone 5s, letting go a few features and specs, but you'll get the most out of your money.
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