Which of these smartphones is the best purchase? The iPhone 5S, the Samsung Galaxy S4, or the Nexus 5.
In terms of design and display, the iPhone 5S is pretty much the same as the iPhone 5, and it comes with a metal chassis that features hard edges and an overall premium look and feel. The Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Nexus 5 come with a polycarbonate body with smooth curves.
The iPhone 5S measures 124 x 59 x 7.6 mm and is the lightest and thinnest of the three. The Nexus 5 measures 138 x 69 x 8.6 mm while the Samsung Galaxy S4 measures 137 x 70 x 7.9 mm.
The iPhone 5S comes with a 4 inch display that packs a 1136 x 540 resolution as pixel density for this screen is 326 ppi while the Retina Display uses IPC LCD technology. The Nexus 5 has a 1080 x 1920 resolution for its full HD display that has a 445 ppi pixel density and a total size of 5 inches. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 5 inch display as well and the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, but with a slightly lower pixel density of 441 ppi. The Google device uses AMOLED technology while the Samsung device uses Super AMOLED.
For hardware, the iPhone 5S comes with an A7 processing chip that features an improved CPU performance rate (40 times better than the iPhone 5). The Nexus 5 on the other hand, comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and 2.23 GHz clock speed, which can definitely provide high quality rates. The Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 clocked at 1.9 GHz. Both the Google and Samsung devices have quad core units.
For battery and camera specs, the iPhone 5S can last up to 10 hours of talk time on 3G, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 2600 mAh battery, and the Nexus 5 has a smaller 2300 mAh battery.
The Nexus 5 has an 8MP rear camera equipped with flash and OIS among others. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a 13MP rear lens that also has the premium options. The iPhone 5S has an 8MP camera on the back as well, with premium features and the help of Apple’s ecosystem.
The Nexus 5 cost $365 on Amazon.com, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5S are about $370 and $560.
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