Difference between Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5S

Key Difference: iPhones use Apple’s iOS, whereas Samsung bases its phones on Google’s Android. Furthermore, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is dust and water resistant, offers wireless charging, has upgraded to USB 3.0, has NFC, and a heart rate monitor which pairs with an updated S Health app.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung and Apple are the two leading competitors that control the smartphone industry. While there are many other manufacturers in the market, there seems to be a special rivalry between Apple and Samsung. The main difference between the two companies is the operating system they use. iPhones use Apple’s iOS, whereas Samsung bases its phones on Google’s Android.

While there are many differences between Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5S, one of the biggest differences is in the screen size; Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5.1 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, whereas the iPhone 5S has a 4.0 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD touchscreen. Furthermore, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is dust and water resistant, offers wireless charging, has upgraded to USB 3.0, has NFC, and a heart rate monitor which pairs with an updated S Health app.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution, whereas the iPhone 5S has a 640 x 1136 pixel resolution. Galaxy S5 has Corning Gorilla Glass 3, while iPhone 5S has Corning Gorilla Glass with oleophobic coating. The iPhone 5S has an aluminium backing and toughened glass front, whereas Samsung has stuck with what worked for them with Samsung Galaxy S4. From the front, both Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5 look nearly identical. In the back, Samsung has introduced a new motif with dimples. However, the chassis of the phone still feels like plastic.

In terms of hardware, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has the 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor, 2 GB RAM and an updated Adreno 330 GPU. The iPhone 5S has the A7 chip with 64-bit architecture, which clocks at 1.7 GHz and is paired with a M7 motion coprocessor and 1 GB of RAM.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 16-megapixel with 5312 x 2988 pixels resolution and a 2 MP 1080p front-facing camera. The iPhone 5S has a 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixel camera with Dual-LED flash with a 1.2 MP, 720p front-facing camera for FaceTime. The Galaxy S5 comes with storage variants of 16GB or 32GB plus microSD support for external memory. However, the iPhone 5S comes in the variants of 16GB, 32GB or 64 GB, but does not have support for external memory.

Comparison between Samsung Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5S:

	Samsung Galaxy S5	iPhone 5S
Launch Date	April 2014	September 2013
Company	Samsung Electronics	Apple Corporation
Size	142 (5.59in) x 72.5 (2.85in) x 8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.87 inches (123.8 mm) x 2.31 inches (58.6 mm) x 0.30 inch (7.6 mm)
Display	5.1 inches (diagonal) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	4.0 inches LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Screen	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16M colors (~432 ppi pixel density)	640 x 1136 pixels, 16M colors (~326 ppi pixel density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	3.95 ounces (112 grams)
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900F HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900M HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SM-G900T	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
4G Network	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G900F LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G900A LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - SM-G900M LTE 700/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - SM-G900T	LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 13 / 17 / 19 / 20 / 25) - A1533 (GSM), A1533 (CDMA) LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 13 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 25 / 26) - A1453 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 (1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 20) - A1457 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 (1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 20 / 38 / 39 / 40) - A1530
GUI	TouchWiz UI	iUI
CPU speed	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400	Dual-core 1.7 GHz
GPU	Adreno 330	Apple A7
OS	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)	iOS 7
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801	Apple A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor
RAM	2 GB RAM	1 GB
SIM Size	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM
Internal Memory	16/32 GB	16/32/64 GB
Expandable Memory	microSD, up to 128 GB	No
Sensors	Gesture Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, HR Sensor, Hall Sensor, Accelerometer, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Light Sensor, Barometer, Proximity Sensor	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Connectivity	GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, USB v3.0	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz and 5GHz) Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology. USB v2.0
Data	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB, NFC	GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB
Speed	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	v4.0 with A2DP
USB	microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host	USB v2.0
Primary Camera	16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels, phase detection autofocus, LED flash	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (True Tone) flash
Secondary Camera	2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call	Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec Video Playing Format: FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM, WMV, 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI Video Playing Resolution: UHD 4K (3840 x 2160), @30fps	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
Camera Features	1/2.6'' sensor size 1.12 µm pixel size Dual Shot Simultaneous HD video and image recording geo-tagging touch focus face/smile detection HDR	8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels Autofocus ƒ/2.2 aperture True Tone flash Five-element lens Hybrid IR filter Backside illumination sensor Sapphire crystal lens cover Auto image stabilization Auto HDR for photos Face detection Exposure control Panorama Burst mode Tap to focus Photo geotagging Timer mode
Sound Enhancement	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Audio supported formats	3GA, AWB, FALC, MID, MXMF, OGA, OTA, RTX, RTTTL, XMF, AAC, AMR, IMY, M4A, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA	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
Video supported formats	FLV, M4V, MKV, MP4, WEBM, WMV, 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI	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
Battery Capacity	Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 1440 mAh battery (5.45 Wh)
Stand-by	Up to 390 hours	Up to 250 hours
Talk time	Up to 21 hours	Up to 10 hours on 3G
Internet use	-	Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback	-	Up to 10 hours
Audio playback	Up to 67 hours	Up to 40 hours
Available Colors	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White	Silver, Space Grey and Gold
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM	iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser	HTML5	HTML (Safari)
Radio	No	No
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator	No
Additional Features	Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) IP67 certified - dust and water resistant Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes Wireless charging (market dependent) ANT+ support S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) TV-out (via MHL 2.1 A/V link) Organizer Photo/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)	Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)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