Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5S vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A15

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced September 2013 September 2017 December 2023
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - December 2023
Price - Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM 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
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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 iOS 11 Android 14
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G99 (6nm)
GPU PowerVR G6430 - Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 64/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
800 Nits (HBM)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 67.25% 84.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels Dual 12 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash dual-LED flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) 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 Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
1080p@30fps [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-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB Yes, Lightning Port 3.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 1440 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -