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Apple iPhone 5S Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 5S
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Apple iPhone SE Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone SE
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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4.7 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.0 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.84 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Apple A9 APL0898Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelPowerVR G6430PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory1 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coating
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps120.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4F/1.9
Light source
N/A
Retina FlashDisplay flash

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.87 in4.87 in5.75 in
Width2.31 in2.31 in2.81 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight3.95 oz3.99 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
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
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
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
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh1642.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h240.0 h
N/A
Talk time10.0 h14.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A

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