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Apple iPhone 5C Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy 3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Available colors

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 8Apple iOS 11Android 2.1Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.3 GHz0.67 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Apple A7 APL0698Samsung S5P6422Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR G6430
N/A
ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB1 GB56 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in3.2 in4.8 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px400 x 240 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi146.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyes
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRnono
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB64GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.9 in4.87 in4.47 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.33 in2.31 in2.17 in2.78 in2.85 in
Depth0.35 in0.3 in0.51 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight4.66 oz3.95 oz3.84 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
nono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.03.0 HS4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCnono
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
LightningUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specific
N/A
MHLMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSS-GPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1510.0 mAh1560.0 mAh1500.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h250.0 h620.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
Talk time10.0 h10.0 h15.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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