iPhone and Samsung undeniably dominate the arena of the best smartphones in the market. Both companies are constantly introducing innovations making smartphone users confused on which one is better. Read on and try to decide based on facts on which one you should have: Samsung Galaxy S5 or iPhone 5s.
Today, the use of mobile phones does not end in calling and texting. Some of the crucial features that many mobile phone owners look for include camera quality, Internet connectivity, and mobile apps selection, among others.
If you are concerned the weight of the phone you want to use, iPhone 5s is definitely sleeker compared to Samsung 5s and other smartphones that you can fine. It weighs only 112g. Meanwhile, Galaxy 5S seems to weigh a little bit heavier as it is 145g.
As for the processor, iPhone 5s is geared with ARM v8-based 1.3GHZ dual processor. This means that this model has an outstanding score of 416ms when tested with SunSpider JavaScript. Samsung S5, meanwhile, ended up with 408ms. This is still considerably fast, but this is aspect that Samsung is struggling to match Apple.
However, Samsung seems to be better in terms of memory as it offers 2GB RAM against the 1GB RAM of iPhone 5s.
Another aspect that most smartphone users should look into is the battery life. iPhone 5s has last up to 14h and 31 minute if you try to assess it through a video playback test. Galaxy S5 seems to have an edge as it can last for up to 17 hours and 30 minutes with the same test. It means this can last for a day without having to worry about the charge!
The camera is a crucial feature smartphone users should assess. iPhone 5S offers an 8-megapixal camera with a rear camera sensor. It also has a dual LED flash. The camera itself captures a resolution still of 3264 x 2448.
Meanwhile, Samsung 5S offers a 16-megapixel sensor. However, this is not a guarantee that the photo is of better quality, as more pixels seem to cram into a smaller surface area.
And perhaps, the most important of all, phone users should assess the Internet connection that each unit can bring. Both of them support all major 2G, 3G, and most recently the 4G LTE frequency bands. However, only Samsung S5 supports LTE-Advanced modes as iPhone 5S has settled with LTE Category 3.
Before deciding which one to buy, it is best to check the features against your needs.
