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Apple iPhone 5S Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
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Apple iPhone XS Max Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone

Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 12Android 4.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.84 GHz
N/A
1.4 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core6-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Apple A9 APL0898Apple A12 BionicSamsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelPowerVR G6430PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600
N/A
ARM Mali-400 MPARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory1 GB2 GB
N/A
1 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in6.5 in5.3 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
N/A
  • LCD
  • OLED
OLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px2688 x 1242 px1280 x 800 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
Super Retina HD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi458.0 ppi285.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
yesnoyes
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
N/A
1.9 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom
N/A
3x2x
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
3D Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx7.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
yes
N/A
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4F/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
Retina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 512 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
32GB400GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Glass
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
noyes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height4.87 in4.87 in6.2 in5.78 in5.81 in
Width2.31 in2.31 in3.05 in3.26 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.3 in0.38 in0.33 in
Weight3.95 oz3.99 oz7.34 oz6.28 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.25.03.0 HS5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningLightningUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specific
N/A
MHLDisplayPort over USB-C
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
700 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
yesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh1642.0 mAh
N/A
2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h240.0 h
N/A
820.0 h326.0 h
Talk time10.0 h14.0 h25.0 h13.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesnoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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