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Samsung Galaxy S III
64 GBApple iPhone 5s
CDMAA1533
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2012-05-03 | 2013-09-10 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 215.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 306 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-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 |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 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 | 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 |
| 8.47 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4 | 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
IPhone 5s has an overall score of 75.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S III's overall score of 72.7. IPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Galaxy S III comes with Android 4.3 operating system. IPhone 5s is a newer device, and it is also somewhat lighter and thinner than the Galaxy S III.
IPhone 5s features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, it also counts with much more brightness and a just a little more pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy S III features a much better memory for applications and games than iPhone 5s, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S III also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 64 GB.
The iPhone 5s features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has 2 lesser and slower processing cores and a worse 600 MHz GPU, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 5s also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Apple iPhone 5s has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, and although they both have the same sensor size, the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone 5s also has a larger camera aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy S III counts with greater battery lifetime than iPhone 5s, because it has a 2100mAh battery capacity instead of 1570mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the iPhone 5s is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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