Techies who are torn between either buying the new Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, or the iPhone 5s, this article is the right one for you. We've compared the specs of both devises to make it easier for consumers to choose whether they will be team Samsung, or team Apple.
In regards to display and design, The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini comes with a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, translating a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels while the iPhone 5S comes with a 4-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, translating into a resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels. Both devices are equal in this category, having an equal display density of 326 ppi pixels. Regarding the dimensions though, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini measures 131.1 x 64.8 x 9.1 mm and weighs 120 grams; while the iPhone 5S measures 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm and weighs 112 grams. The iPhone 5s is noticeably smaller, thinner and narrower.
When you talk about the hardware and the operating system, The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini comes with a 1.4 GHz quad core Cortex A7 processor and Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset. It has 16 GB of internal memory, and by utilizing a Micro SD card, can be expanded by up to 64 GB. It also runs on the Android KitKat operating system and has 1.5 GB RAM. The iPhone 5S is comes with a 1.3 GHz dual core Cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. Its internal memory has variants of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB and doesn't come with an option to expand the memory with a micro SD, as it does not have a slot for this. It runs on the iOS 7 operating system and has 1 GB of RAM. In this category, the Samsung Galaxy S5 seems to be surpassing the iPhone 5s slightly.
Techies who love to invest in a phone with a good camera will be delighted to know that either way, they will be getting a phone with a good camera. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini holds an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. Another camera located in the phone's front side is 2.1 MP. The iPhone 5S sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, and the camera on the phone's front side is 1.2 MP.
Lastly, for the Battery capacity, The Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini comes with a Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery, allowing talk time for approximately 10 hours on 3G, while the iPhone 5S comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh battery, allowing talk time for approximately 10 hours on 3G.
