For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom or the iPhone 5S, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom comes with a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 540 x 960 pixels resolution. The iPhone 5S comes with a 4 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 640 x 1136 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom comes with 125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm dimensions and weighs 208 grams. The iPhone 5S comes with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimensions and weighs 112 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is equipped with a 1.5 GHz dual core cortex A9 processor and Pega-Dual +XMM6262 chipset. It comes with 8 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The iPhone 5S is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and has 1.5 GB of RAM. The iPhone 5S runs on the iOS 7 operating system and has 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom sports a 16 MP primary camera with autofocus, 10x optical zoom (24-240mm), optical image stabilization and Xenon flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9 MP. The iPhone 5S sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom comes with a Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 13 hours on 3G or music play of about 46 hours. The iPhone 5S comes with a non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 10 hours on 3G or music play of about 40 hours.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is priced at around AU $439.95. The iPhone 5S 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $879.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $999.95 and the 64 GB variant is priced at around AU $1,149.95 in Australia.

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