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Samsung Galaxy Note
32 GBApple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 4.0.3, 2.3.5, 2.3.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2011-09-01 | 2013-09-10 |
| 5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 263.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 285 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 960 hours standby time 26 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4.48 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 5s has a global score of 75.5, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note's 68.8 general score. The Apple iPhone 5s is a notably newer cellphone, and it's also much thinner and noticeably lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note. Apple iPhone 5s comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Note comes with Android 4.1.2 OS.
The iPhone 5s counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy Note, because although it has a slower graphics processor working at 600 MHz, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU and a 1 GB RAM, the iPhone 5s also counts with a 64-bits CPU. IPhone 5s counts with a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note, because although it has a bit lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel number in each inch in the display.
IPhone 5s features a slightly bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. The iPhone 5s counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back facing camera, the iPhone 5s also has a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy Note features a superior battery duration than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has 2500mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the iPhone 5s is also by far the cheapest.
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