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Samsung Galaxy Note 4
VerizonSM-N910V
Apple iPhone 5s
A1457| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.0, 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-09-03 | 2013-09-10 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 270.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 515 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 5.2 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a score of 81.6, which is slightly better than the iPhone 5s's 75.5 global score. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is newer than the iPhone 5s, it is just a little thicker and noticeably heavier. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 comes with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPhone 5s has iOS 8.x operating system.
Galaxy Note 4 features a little more vivid display than iPhone 5s, because it has a way larger screen, a lot more pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 counts with a little faster processing unit than iPhone 5s, because although it has a 32-bit processor against 64-bits and a slower graphics co-processor working at 500 MHz, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Galaxy Note 4 has a better camera than iPhone 5s, and although they both have a F2.2 camera aperture, the Galaxy Note 4 also has a much higher 16 megapixels resolution back facing camera, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a larger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
The Galaxy Note 4 has slightly more memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5s, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Note 4 has a very superior battery performance than iPhone 5s, because it has a 105 percent bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is also a bit cheaper, making this phone a very good choice.
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