Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5S vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs Meizu M5S

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Meizu
Announced September 2013 December 2015 February 2017
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - December 2015 Coming Soon - February 2017
Price - Rs. 17,300 ($254.41) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,790 ($116.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Various Silver, Gold, Gray, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
134.5 x 65.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.3 x 2.57 x 0.29 in)
148.2 x 72.53 x 8.4 mm
(5.83 x 2.86 x 0.33 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6753
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 306 Mali-T760
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 69.65% 69.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 4P Lens [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -