Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5S vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

Apple iPhone 5S
apple iphone 5s
Samsung Galaxy A21s
samsung galaxy a21s
Add 3rd Phone
Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced September 2013 Expected Announcement - May 2020
Status Available - September 2013 Rumored
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
8.9 mm thickness
(0.35 in thickness)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Exynos 850 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 64 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 6.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.3, 29mm (normal), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 1440 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -