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Apple iPhone 5s
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | -- |
| 2013-09-10 | 2017-08-11 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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 Active has a general score of 81.9, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 5s's overall score of 75.5. The Galaxy S8 Active body is way newer, but incredibly thicker and noticeably heavier than Apple iPhone 5s. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a screen that's just as good as Apple iPhone 5s's screen, although the Galaxy S8 Active also has a way larger display, a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a lot more pixels per screen inch.
Galaxy S8 Active has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone 5s, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's CPU is very similar to the Apple iPhone 5s one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and a 32-bit processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and 6 more processing cores.
Galaxy S8 Active features a superior battery duration than iPhone 5s, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active shoots much better photos and videos than iPhone 5s, because it has a larger sensor, a way higher (4K) video resolution, a lot larger camera aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active costs exactly the same than the Apple iPhone 5s, making it a very good choice.
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