Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android based phone, whereas the iPhone 5C is an iOS based Apple device, both presenting different approaches, suitable for different types of people.
Both the S5 and the 5C are flagship phones of their respective platforms and are considered among the best phones available in the market today. Both devices are of the capacitive touchscreen smartphones with both the devices being offered at around US$1000.
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The iPhone 5c was released earlier in September 2013, whereas the S5 has been released in April 2014. The S5 is available in only black and white colors, whereas the iPhone 5C is available in various colors like white and pink as well as yellow, blue and green.
Design and Size
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has dimensions of 142 x 72.5 x 81 mm, whereas the iPhone 5C has smaller dimensions of 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm. The S5 also weighs more at 145 g compared to the 132 g of the iPhone 5C. The S5 has a bigger screen with 5.10 inches, whereas the iPhone 5C has a screen display size of 4 inches. The screen resolution of the S5 is also better at 1080 x 1920 p, whereas the 5C resolution is only 640 x 136 p. This amounts to a pixel density of 432ppi for the S5 and 326ppi for the 5C.
Samsung Galaxy S5 – What’s New?
No doubt, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is a very popular phone in 2014, being the successor to the S4, and coming with loads of additional sensors and a newer version of the OS. The specs of the S5 are also very impressive, with a 5.1 inch screen, which is HD AMOLED, having a resolution of 1080p and powered by a Snapdragon 800 Processor of 2.5 GHz quad core, and a camera of 16 MP resolutions. Another new feature in the latest S5 is that it has a fingerprint scanner feature, similar to the iPhone 5S. Other new features include a waterproof feature, a camera flash and a heart rate monitor.
IPhone 5C – What’s New?
The iPhone 5C comes in a brilliant color and enhanced construction. It is a plastic design but reinforced with steel within to offer a solid feel in the hand. The case design also offers a lot of fun and different possibilities for personalizing it. The A6 chip is very efficient in using energy and you never need to worry about battery life. It also comes with new camera applications and filters.
Battery and Camera
The battery capacity of the S5 is more at 2800 mAh, whereas that of the iPhone 5C is lesser at 1507 mAh. Both, however, have removable batteries. The S5 has a better primary or rear camera of 16 MP with flash, with the iPhone 5C having a camera of 8 MP resolutions with flash. The front camera is also better in the S5, with 2.1 MP compared to the 1.2 MP resolution of the 5C.
Hardware and Performance
A 1.9 GHz octa core processor of Exynos Octa 5420 powers the S5, with the iPhone being powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor, Apple A6. The S5 has a better RAM capacity of 2 GB compared to the 1 GB in the iPhone 5C. Both the phones, however, have the same internal storage capacity of 16 GB, with the S5 offering the advantage of additional storage expandable to 128 GB, with the use of a micro SD, which is lacking in the iPhone 5C.
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The OS of the S5 is Android 4.4.2 with TouchWiz, whereas the iPhone runs on the iOS 7. Both the devices offer connectivity features of Wi Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 version, GPS, and the S5 also offers NFC connectivity not present in the iPhone 5C.
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