Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Express vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced January 2013 September 2013 October 2014
Status Available - March 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 7,799 ($114.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black/Slate, White/Silver White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE - SM-G3606, SM-G3608, SM-G3609
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU - PowerVR G6430 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen PLS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.29% 60.84% 65.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 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
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1440 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 250 h -
Talk Time Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h -