Apple iPhone 13 vs Samsung Galaxy A03s
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPhone 13 and Samsung Galaxy A03s
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
- + A15 Bionic
- + Dual-camera system
- + Ceramic Shield
- + MagSafe support
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A03s
- + MediaTek Helio P35 chipset
- + 6.5 inches display
- + 2 GB RAM
- + 13 megapixels main camera
- + 5000 mAh battery
Pros & Cons
- Excellent performance
- Great cameras
- Long software support
- Strong battery life
- 60Hz display
- No telephoto camera
- Lightning port
- Slow charging compared to Android
"Excellent balance of performance, camera quality and battery life that remains competitive years after launch."
- Reliable everyday smartphone
- Limited display quality
- Average camera performance
- Limited performance for demanding apps
- Older generation device
"A mid-range Samsung Galaxy A03s smartphone with capable battery (63/100). Suited for everyday tasks and casual use."
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Benchmarks
| Apple iPhone 13 | Samsung Galaxy A03s | |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5600 | 1521 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22000 | — |
| AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 1350000 | 193935 |
| GPU | 430000 | 14063 |
| Memory | 250000 | 37405 |
| UX | 260000 | 56944 |
| Total Score | 1350000 | 193935 |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | N/A | — |
| Stability | N/A | — |
| Graphics test | N/A | — |
| Graphics score | N/A | — |
| 3DMark Solar Bay | N/A | — |
| Section 1 | N/A | — |
| Section 2 | N/A | — |
| Section 3 | N/A | — |
Specifications
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Super Retina XDR OLED | PLS TFT |
| Size | 6.1" | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2532 x 1170 | 720 x 1600 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:09 |
| PPI | 460 PPI | 270 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | |
| HDR support | Yes | No |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.00% | 81.90% |
| Display features | HDR10|Dolby Vision | |
| Display tests | N/A | |
| RGB color space | 100% DCI-P3 | 93.90% |
| PWM | 480Hz | 806 Hz |
| Response time | N/A | 43 ms |
| Contrast | 2000000:1 | 1126:01:00 |
| Peak brightness test (auto) | 1180 nits | 357 nits |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 146.7 mm | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 71.5 mm | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.65 mm | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 174 g | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Colors | Starlight|Midnight|Blue|Pink|Green|Red | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | 10-Jun | |
| Drop resistance | Good | |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.00% | 81.90% |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | Apple A15 Bionic | |
| Chipset | A15 Bionic | MediaTek Helio P35 |
| Max clock | 3.23 GHz | 2350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | 2x Avalanche + 4x Blizzard | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A53 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5nm | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | 16-core Neural Engine | No |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core) | |
| Graphics | Apple Custom GPU | |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | |
| GPU clock | N/A | |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 4 GB | |
| Ram Size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | |
| Channels | Dual | 2 |
| Storage | 128GB|256GB|512GB | |
| Storage size | 128 GB | |
| Storage type | NVMe | |
| Memory Card | No |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | iOS 15 (upgradable) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| OS updates | 5+ years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 5+ years | 4 years |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 3240 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | 15W MagSafe | No |
| Reverse charging | 5W Reverse Wireless | No |
| Bypass charging | No | |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (15% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 105 min | 3:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 | |
| Battery life tests | Excellent | |
| Web browsing | 16 hrs | 11:05 hr |
| Watching video | 20 hrs | 15:35 hr |
| Gaming | 6 hrs | 06:17 hr |
| Standby | N/A | 116 hr |
| General battery life | 1.5 days | 25:37 hr |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Matrix | Dual Camera | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 2 MP |
| Zoom | 5x Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED Flash | LED |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | 4K 60fps | No |
| 1080p video recording | 1080p 240fps | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240fps | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | |
| Lenses | Wide|Ultra-wide | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | Smart HDR 4|Deep Fusion|Night Mode | #NAME? |
| Standard lens | Wide | |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | |
| Sensor | Sony Sensor | |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | |
| Autofocus | Yes | Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | Ultra-wide | |
| Pixel size | 1.0 µm |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Megapixels | 12 MP | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 2560 x 1960 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | |
| Sensor | Sony Sensor | CMOS |
| Pixel size | 1.0 µm | |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 4K 60fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
| Wi-Fi features | MIMO|Hotspot | #NAME? |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | A2DP|LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Lightning | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | Charging|Data Transfer | #NAME? |
| DisplayPort | No | |
| GPS | GPS|GLONASS|Galileo|QZSS|BeiDou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Network | 5G | |
| Type of SIM card | Nano-SIM + eSIM | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Dual SIM | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 3G network | Yes | UMTS B1(2100), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 4G network | Yes | LTE B1(2100), B3(1800), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B20(800), B28(700), B38(2600), B40(2300), B41(2500) |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Speakers test | Very Good | |
| Max loudness | -25.5 LUFS | 86.5 dB |
| Specification | Apple iPhone 13 ↗ | Samsung Galaxy A03s ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Smartphone | Budget |
| Announced | 9/14/2021 | 21-Aug |
| Release date | 9/24/2021 | 21-Aug |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $159 |
| Sensors | Face ID|Accelerometer|Gyroscope|Barometer|Compass|Proximity Sensor | #NAME? |
| Bundled charger | No | Yes, 15 W |
