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Samsung Galaxy Note II
T-MobileSGH-T889
Apple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.1 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-09-19 | 2013-09-10 |
| 5.94 x 3.16 x 0.37 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.34 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 215.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.48 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 5s is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, with a general score of 75.5 against 71.9. The Apple iPhone 5s counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Note II works with Android 4.1 OS. Apple iPhone 5s's construction is newer, much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
The Apple iPhone 5s has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, lesser and slower cores and a weaker graphics co-processor working at 600 megahertz, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. IPhone 5s has a sharper screen than Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Apple iPhone 5s features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note II. Both have a 8 MP resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate. Apple iPhone 5s counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note II, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II features a really longer battery life than iPhone 5s, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, Apple iPhone 5s is also the cheapest, making it an easy choice.
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