Apple iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4: the battle of the titans - 01net

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the 10/09/13 at 22:40

The release of the iPhone 5S will she allow Apple to hold sway over Samsung’s Galaxy S4? On paper, the smartphone is the Korean top. Its screen is bigger (5 against 4 inches on the iPhone 5S) and displays a Full HD (1920 by 1080 pixels) while the iPhone 5S merely a resolution of 640 by 1136. Technically, the iPhone screen should be bright (500 cd/m2 on paper). However, the SuperAMOLED Samsung should keep the advantage regarding contrast.

Side finish, however, Apple retains control. Hard to do better than the iPhone 5S. End (0.76 cm to 0.94 against the GS4), lightweight (112 g against 134 g), this device seems aesthetically impeccable. Even the button “home” camouflaging blends well fingerprint sensor (one point for Apple) in the body of the phone.

Two large engines

Under the hood, we know that the Galaxy S4 embeds a quad-core processor (clocked at 1.9GHz). Apple side, few technical details were given on the new A7 processor, except that it supports 64 bit instructions. The operating frequency and the number of cores are not known.
However, we know that the new Apple smart engaging the services of a coprocessor (M7) that collects all data from the gyroscope and other sensors of the phone. This should relieve the A7 when applicable not only takes advantage of the information there.
Regarding the amount of onboard memory, Apple remained also-very-discreet. To recap, the Galaxy S4 embeds 2GB while the iPhone 5 does sailed one. In there will be the same on the 5S

Who says power consumption said. Apple announced that the battery takes 10 hours 5S 3G communication while our tests conducted on the Galaxy S4 show that takes more than 14 hours under the same conditions. Samsung advantage? A confirmation

The iPhone finally makes 4G

connectivity iPhone 5S part is also down. No NFC, no Wi-Fi n / ac on the new Apple device (Wi-Fi n only). However, both devices are set equal (a priori) of the Bluetooth 4.0 and supported networks as 4G, is finally back in the specifications of the latest Apple.

Apple store for more, pay more

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True to its tradition, Apple continues to decline its phones in several models, depending on their storage capacity. For its part the Galaxy S4 is equipped with a card reader microSD / SDHC / SDXC. So, to meet – and exceed – the maximum storage capacity offered by Apple on its new terminal, just to pay 30 to 40 euros more, bringing the addition of approximately 710 euros, 190 euros less than 64GB iPhone 5S ..

Still more photographers

finish with the photo and video. The 8 megapixel sensor of the iPhone 5S is presented as bigger and able to capture up to 33% more light than the 5.
Meanwhile Samsung has relied on a 13 megapixel sensor that is of excellent shots in daylight. The question is whether the two flashes iPhone 5S will help it stand out in terms of image quality.

Full HD video is in both camps. In contrast, the sensor of the iPhone 5S could capture up to 120 fps (in 720p only), allowing you to do Slow-Motion. Apple advantage for the photo? Confirmation in a future test.