Difference between iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4

Key difference: iPhone 5S is the latest smartphone by Apple. It features Apple OS 7 and is available in 3 colors: white, black and gold. Samsung Galaxy S4 is the flagship phone of the Samsung Corporation.

iPhone 5S

iPhone 5S is the newest phone launched by Apple Inc. The phone was launched in September 2013 after weeks of speculation. iPhone 5 has been discontinued in light of the new release, but iPhone 4S will continue to be available in the market.

iPhone 5S has been launched in three variants: 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB; each of which are available in three colors: silver, space grey and gold.

The whole itself hasn’t changed much, the device itself retain the 4-inch retina screen and its thin and light body. However, additional features of the phone include a fingerprint identity sensor; a better and faster camera; an operating system built specifically for 64-bit; Sapphire crystal in the home button and protecting the iSight camera.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the much awaited successor to the very popular Samsung Galaxy S3. The company boasts new features into a slightly smaller and sleeker design. The phone’s screen has been increased to a stunning almost 5 inches with only slight decrease in size of the phone. The screen is a full HD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen that provides a greater resolution of 1080 pixels, almost 441ppi density.

The phone is available with either the 1.6 GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos 5 processor or the 1.9 GHz Snapdragon Fusion Pro quad-core processor, depending on the market. It is available with 16/32/64 GB internal capacity options and if that is not enough it can be upgraded by another 64 GB using the SD slot. The S4 comes with 2 GB RAM, which has become a norm for smartphones these days.

The phone was launched with some new features such as Air Wave, Smart Scroll and Smart Pause, as well as Group Play and Dual camera mode.

Comparison between iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4:

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the Apple website, the Samsung website and GSMArena.com.

	iPhone 5S	Samsung Galaxy S4
Launch Date	September 10, 2013	Q2 of 2013
Company	Apple Inc.	Samsung Corporation
Size	4.87 inches (123.8 mm) x 2.31 inches (58.6 mm) x 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm
Display	4.0 inches LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	4.99 inches Full HD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Screen	640 x 1136 pixels, 16M colors (~326 ppi pixel density)	1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Weight	3.95 ounces (112 grams)	130 g
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 A1453: CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	A1533 (GSM) and A1453: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 A1453: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA) A1457 and A1530: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	LTE	LTE availability depends on the market.
GUI	iUI	TouchWiz UI
CPU speed	Dual-core 1.7 GHz	1.6 GHz Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 5 processor or 1.9 GHz Snapdragon Fusion Pro quad-Core processor depending on the market.
GPU	Apple A7	PowerVR SGX 544MP3
OS	iOS 7	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset	Apple A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor	Exynos 5 Octa 5410
RAM	No official data available	2 GB
SIM Size	Nano-SIM	microSIM
Internal Memory	16/32/64 GB storage	16/32/64 GB
Expandable Memory	No	Expandable up to 64 GB
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Connectivity	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz) Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology. USB v2.0	Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Data	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB, NFC, Infrared port.
Speed	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.0 with A2DP	Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
USB	USB v2.0	microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
Primary Camera	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (True Tone) flash	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera	Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular	2 MP, zero shutter lag, BIS
Video	1080p HD video recording 30 fps True Tone flash Slo-mo video Improved video stabilization Take still photo while recording video Face detection 3x zoom Video geotagging	1080p@30fps HD video
Camera Features	8 megapixels with 1.5µ pixels ƒ/2.2 aperture Sapphire crystal lens cover True Tone flash Backside illumination sensor Five-element lens Hybrid IR filter Autofocus Tap to focus Face detection Panorama Burst mode Photo geotagging	Dual camera sound & shot drama shot group play story album simultaneous HD video and image recording geo-tagging touch focus face and smile detection image stabilization HDR Cinema Photo Eraser mode
Sound Enhancement	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	SNS integration Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Audio supported formats	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
Video supported formats	H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format	MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
Battery Capacity	Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)	Removable Li-on 2,600 mAh battery
Stand-by	Up to 250 hours	Up to 370 h on 3G
Talktime	Up to 10 hours on 3G	Up to 17 h on 3G
Available Colors	Silver, Space Grey and Gold	Black Mist and White Frost
Messaging	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS, MS Exchange
Browser	HTML (Safari)	HTML5, Adobe Flash
Radio	No	TBA
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java	No	Yes
Additional Features	Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) AirDrop file sharing Siri natural language commands and dictation iCloud cloud service Twitter and Facebook integration TV-out Maps iBooks PDF reader Audio/video player/editor Organizer Document viewer Image viewer/editor Voice memo/dial/command Predictive text input	Air Wave Tilt Smart Scroll Smart Pause Integrated Optical Reader S Health S Translator S Voice assistant S Memo note apps Galaxy S Voice Drive Dropbox (50 GB storage) Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic TV-out (via MHL A/V link) SNS integration Organizer Image/video editor Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input (Swype)