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Apple iPhone 5s
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-04-21 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 173.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 26.00mm 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 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 | 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, EDR |
| 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 Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is slightly better than the Apple iPhone 5s's overall score of 75.5. The Galaxy S8 body is notably newer, but noticeably heavier and just a little thicker than Apple iPhone 5s. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a screen that is just as good as the screen in Apple iPhone 5s, although the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a lot greater pixel quantity per inch of display, a way bigger screen and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has much more storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The iPhone 5s and the Galaxy S8 feature extremely similar processing units, because although the Galaxy S8 has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a really longer battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity. The Galaxy S8 counts with a better camera than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a larger camera sensor, a way better video quality, a much larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a much better 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S8 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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