Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 5s 32GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB vs Apple iPhone 5s 32GB across performance, display, camera, battery and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.9 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers 5.1 inches, making Apple iPhone 5s 32GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 5s 32GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers 1.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB offers 1350 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for longer battery life.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Apple iPhone 5s 32GB has a rating of 3.5.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Mar, 2014
N/A
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Apple A7
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.9 GHz)
Dual Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.1 inches (12.95 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
640x1136 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
1.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2800 mAh
1350 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5
(11,676 ratings)
3.5/5
(1,990 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
iOS v7
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 5422
Apple A7 APL0698
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
PowerVR G6430
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.1 inches  (12.95 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
640x1136 px
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

432 ppi
217 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.49 %
136.48 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

142 mm
123.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

72.5 mm
58.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.6 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

145 grams
112 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Assist Beam autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2800 mAh
1350 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(2G)
Up to 10 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
N/A
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
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
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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