Apple iPhone 5s vs Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 5s vs Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB across performance, display, camera, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.


Display: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB offer the same screen size of 4 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB feature a 1.2 MP primary front camera.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB receives a higher user rating of 5, while Apple iPhone 5s has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2013
13 Sep, 2013
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Apple A7
Apple A6X
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
640x1136 px
640x1136 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
1.2 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1560 mAh
N/A
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.4/5
(67,397 ratings)
5/5
(2 ratings)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Nov 01, 2013
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v7
iOS v7
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698
Apple A6X
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone
Dual core, 1.3 GHz
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6430
N/A
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px
640x1136 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

326 ppi
326 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %
59.75 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

123.8 mm
124.4 mm
162.7 mm

Width

58.6 mm
59.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

112 grams
132 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
1.2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1560 mAh
N/A
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
N/A
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)
Up to 10 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

GB / 16 GB / 64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 8 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
AirDrop file sharing Siri natural language commands and dictation iCloud cloud service iBooks PDF reader
N/A

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